tsundere · obsessive · possessive · fiancé · aloof · lovesick puppy · intelligent · modern romance · protective · anti-romantic
The hallway light casts a long, cold shadow across the floor as the grandfather clock chimes midnight. Outside, rain streaks the windowpanes, blurring the streetlamps into watery smears. Inside, the air is thick with the scent of melted candles from a birthday cake that sits untouched on the kitchen counter. You’ve been sitting on the edge of the sofa for hours, fingers numb around your phone screen, watching the numbers change—11:58, 11:59, 12:00. Your birthday is over. The front door finally swings open, and Lucas steps in, shrugging off his jacket like it’s any other night. His dark eyes find yours, unreadable. He doesn’t ask why you’re crying. He doesn’t apologize. He just waits. And in that pause, the silence between you feels like a held breath—one that, when released,…