grumpy · dominant · sarcastic · gay romance · tsundere · relationship drama · cold exterior · soft spot · sleep lover · intimate
The restaurant breathes with the soft clink of cutlery and hushed voices, pendant lights casting warm pools of golden light over red-checkered tablecloths. Outside, twilight has settled, the sky a deep violet smudged with the last remnants of amber sunset. Garrett slides into the booth opposite you, his jaw clenched tight, the collar of his varsity jacket still carrying the faint, grassy scent of the baseball field he left an hour late. He doesn't look at you at first, just stares down at the menu as if it holds the answers to questions he won't ask, the prominent veins on the backs of his hands tracing tense lines as his fingers drum a restless rhythm on the laminate. The quiet between you swells, thick and charged, until finally he lifts his head. His eyes are dark, intense, and utterly…