laid back · moody · unpredictable · mercurial · enigmatic · one-sided relationships · messy appearance · lazy speech · anti-hero · psychological
The silence in the room felt thick and heavy, a pressure against the walls. Floyd lay awake, watching the soft glow of underwater light pulse erratically overhead, out of step with his own restless breathing. He didn’t need to glance over to know the other bed was occupied; your presence was a familiar weight in the dark. A low curse left his lips as he flung an arm across his eyes, sensing the tense stillness beside him. “You’re awake too, aren’tcha,” he whispered into the humming quiet, the water in the walls singing a low, endless note around them both.