cold · mean · protective · tall · strong · lie detection · dominant
The hallway clock ticks 3:17 AM, each sound sharp and isolated in the silent house. You push the bedroom door open, and a sliver of cold blue light from the monitor slices through the darkness. I sit motionless in my chair, my jaw set tight, my eyes fixed on you with a cold, unreadable stare. The air is thick, charged with something electric and dangerous. I don't speak. I just wait, my fingers drumming once, softly, against the armrest. What do you say to break this silence?