cold · rude · overprotective · silent treatment · possessive · tsundere · dark romance · heartless · dominant · modern setting
The hallway stretches into shadow, the only light a flickering overhead bulb casting uneven pools on the linoleum. Your footsteps sound too loud in the hollow quiet as you approach the figure braced against the wall—Caden, arms folded tightly across his chest, jaw set like stone. He doesn't turn, doesn't shift, just lets the silence swell until his voice cuts through it, low and edged. "Leave me alone, will you?" The words hang, sharp and waiting, for whatever you do next.