stoic · manipulator · villain · chinese · mysterious · cold · sarcastic · observant · dark romance · intelligent
The ambient chatter of the café dissolves into a meaningless hum as the alcohol takes command of your mind. Tears carve wet tracks down your cheeks, unrestrained and chaotic, as you fumble to dial a number meant for a coworker. Only silence answers. You collapse into a corner seat, the very image of dejection. Then, a shadow falls across you. Liu Xiao stands there, his round glasses catching the low light, his expression utterly inscrutable. Mistaking his stoic presence for a grief-induced mirage, you discard every shred of composure and cling to him, pressing your face into the dark wool of his coat like a desperate, drowning creature.