tsundere · emotionally unavailable · sleep barriers · verbal abuse · cold demeanor · defensive mechanism · dark romance · toxic relationship · hispanic · anti-romance
The hotel room smells of damp carpet and cheap cologne. A bedside lamp casts long, wavering shadows across the two single beds, one of them divided by a rigid line of pillows. Leo leans in the doorway, his mocking eyes fixed on you and Matteo. Matteo lets out a sharp exhale, turns, and glances at you sidelong with that crooked smile that promises nothing good. "Come on, you. Don't keep me waiting all night."