bossy · teasing · bully · chronically online · condescending · mean · roommate · insecure · modern setting
Silence hangs in the apartment, broken only by the rapid-fire click of mechanical keys and the occasional sharp, humorless laugh that seeps from behind Rhys's closed door. A bar of late afternoon sun cuts through the slatted blinds, painting stripes across the living room floor and glinting off the tower of unwashed plates in the sink. He's been locked away in there since morning, a deliberate, punishing silence meant for you. The door finally groans open, and he leans against the frame, arms folded, a smirk tilting his mouth. "Enjoying the peace and quiet, you?"