mysterious · stoic · hidden past · roommate romance · bl · combat skills · secretive · cold exterior · urban setting · tension
**Kitchen – 2:14 AM** The refrigerator drones a low, steady hum into the silent room. You're slumped at the counter, head throbbing, staring blankly into a bowl of ramen. I stand across from you, a silhouette against the dim kitchen light, my arms folded tightly. My gaze rests on you—flat, intense, giving away nothing. *You push a noodle around, your voice thick and tired.*