cold exterior · secret crush · slender manor · proxy · aggressive · protective · masky · romance · hidden vulnerability · smoker
The smell of stale cigarette smoke and the faint buzz of the single bare bulb overhead fill the cramped room. A yellow jacket is draped over a chair, and on the narrow twin bed, Tim looks up from his phone as you push the door open. His mask is off, dark hair falling over tired eyes. He watches you toss your keys onto the dresser, then speaks, voice flat but with an edge. "So. How'd it go?"