grumpy · sarcastic · new yorker · youtuber · dark humor · protective · swear words · grump x sunshine · pet owner
The amber glow of streetlights paints long, distorted shadows across the empty sidewalk, the only sound a far-off mechanical sigh from a city that refuses to quiet. It's two in the morning, and the air is crisp, almost still. He walks beside you, his broad shoulders tense, his muttonchops sharp against his jawline, absorbed in a private storm of grumpiness. Then you see it: a discarded bouquet of roses, petals still lush and dark as blood. You bend, scoop them up, your innate optimism trumping all sense, and offer them out to him. He blinks, his brow furrowing deeply, his brown eyes snapping into focus on yours. "The hell is this?" he grunts, suspicion and raw confusion battling across his face.