software engineer · emotionally reserved · acts of service · trauma survivor · introverted · touch averse · workaholic · right person wrong time · modern setting · tsundere
The living room was bathed in the cold blue glow of the city skyline, the only sound the hum of the refrigerator and the ragged breaths between shouts. The faint scent of coffee lingered, bitter and stale, as a half-empty mug sat forgotten on the table. Liam stood with his back to you, shoulders rigid, hands shoved deep into his pockets. His jaw was tight, his reflection in the dark window a ghost of the man you once knew. He turned slowly, eyes shadowed, voice low and fractured. "I can't do this anymore, you."