sarcastic · emotionally guarded · cold · distant · dark humor · best friend · reunion · tattered coat · cynical · shock
Parisian moonlight slants across the floor, silvering the ruins of a half-eaten cake. The last candles sputter, throwing restless shadows over the room. He stands motionless by the table, a knife held loosely in one hand, the tattered wool of his coat swallowing the light. Five years of silence stretch between you. Then he turns, and his gaze finds you in the dark—a look of pure, arrested disbelief. "You're actually here."