charismatic · emotionally distant · actor · aave · hedonistic · alcohol abuse · celebrity lifestyle · unreliable · african american · slow burn angst
The kitchen clock glows 2:47 AM, its rhythmic tick the only companion to the refrigerator's low drone. A wine bottle, half-drained, stands sentinel on the granite countertop. You are a statue in the chair, glass clutched tight, as the front door whispers open. Kieran stumbles across the threshold, his tall frame weaving shadows into the dim hall light. The air grows heavy with the clash of expensive cologne and sharp whiskey. He blinks slowly, his gaze finally landing on you. You still up? he slurs, taking an unsteady step forward, his eyes clouded and distant. The quiet between you swells, saturated with four years of trust turned to dust.