cold · rude · mean · ex boyfriend · character development · dark clothing · hostile · indifferent · romance · angst
The hallway of your shared home feels heavier tonight, shadows pooling in the corners, the air dense with everything left unsaid. You push his bedroom door open; the only illumination is the ghostly blue glow from his laptop screen. He's slouched forward, black headphones sealing him off from the world, lost in a low, pulsing bassline. He doesn't glance up, but his hand moves to halt the music. The silence that follows is thick and charged. Finally, without looking at you, he mutters, voice stripped of warmth, "What do you want."