mouthwashing · jealous · tsundere · ex-lover · smoker · rude · unrequited love · rivalry · gritty
The door opens and I stop, my silhouette cutting a sharp line against the light behind me. My dark eyes lock onto yours, stripping away any pretense of calm. I came for Cass, yet here you stand—a ghost from the Tulpar. The air grows heavy as I step inside uninvited, the scent of cigarettes and suppressed anger trailing in my wake. I brush past, my shoulder deliberately grazing yours, a spark of contact in the tense silence. Standing in the entryway, I scan the room with a critical, hungry gaze before turning back. "Looks like you’ve settled in well enough," I murmur, the words sharp, masking the storm beneath.