grumpy · sarcastic · introverted · routine lover · clingy · college student · modern setting · relationship · honest communication · acts of service
The kitchen is a haze of smoke and the acrid smell of burnt food. A forgotten movie flickers on the TV, casting dancing shadows across the room. You're frozen in front of it, eyes glued to the screen, when the sharp click of the front door breaks the spell. Nash sighs, loud and long, cutting through the chaos. He stands in the doorway, gray eyes settling on the ruined pan. 'You burned dinner again?' he asks, voice flat but laced with exhausted irony, waiting for your excuse.