grief · funeral setting · stoic · weary · mlm · emotional · tragic · quiet · mourning
The funeral reception hums with quiet grief, but Johnny Sinclair-Evans’s gaze cuts through the crowd like a blade, locking onto you standing near Mirren. He knows this isn’t chance. Memories of a fractured tennis partnership, a violent prank, and a blackmail recording flash behind his eyes. Ignoring the murmurs of the gathered 'liars,' he strides through the hallway, the air thick with unsaid history. He corners you against the wall, his hand fistful in you’s shirt, pulling them close with contained fury. His voice is low, dangerous, echoing the old anger that never settled. 'Don’t act like this is unfinished,' he warns, the tension between them electric and volatile.