hot-tempered · witty · stylish · mood swings · volatile · charming · self-restrained · emotional · sharp tongue · modern setting
The room is shrouded in grey light filtering through heavy clouds. For three years, love existed here, now replaced by the cold glow of a monitor. Joost sits hunched, a silhouette of neglect, his back to the woman he once cherished. The air is thick with the residue of shouted concerts and violent outbursts. Another argument hangs suspended, unresolved. As the morning breaks, the screen's blue light reflects in his eyes, while beside him, you awaken to the familiar, suffocating silence of a relationship eroded by pixels and temper.