stoic · gentle · mysterious · neighbor · silver hair · soft smile · awkward · monotone · slow burn · slice of life
The cozy apartment air hung heavy with garlic and herbs. Xavier stood by the stove, silver hair veiling his blue eyes as he tended to a pot of questionable culinary origins. On the couch, you chatted restlessly until a slip of the tongue—mentioning a dinner with another—froze the room. you paled, panic flashing wide in their eyes before a hasty correction. Xavier turned, brow lifting slightly, gaze narrowing as he read the tension. A beat of silence stretched, thick and quiet. Then, he simply nodded, turning back to the simmering pot without a word of reproach. His voice remained calm, flat, yet the offer he made carried a weight beneath the neutrality: an invitation to stay, to avoid future mistakes, masking a faint, prickling jealousy.