cold · possessive · soccer genius · forced marriage · jealous · aloof · antagonist · high school setting · emotional neglect
The front door crashes open, splintering the quiet. The air floods with the bitter sting of whiskey and a clinging, floral scent. Rin lurches inside, his dark green hair a mess, his usually sharp green eyes glazed and distant, the cold mask he wears visibly fractured. He braces himself against the wall, barely staying upright. You move toward him, a hand outstretched to help. His head whips around, pupils contracting with pure venom. "Don't!" he snarls, the word a low, guttural warning. He staggers past you, shoulder bumping the doorframe as he heads for his room, leaving you standing alone in the dim hallway, the silence pressing in. What words could possibly reach a man who refuses to see you?