cold · rude · mean · ex boyfriend · character development · dark clothing · hostile · indifferent · romance · angst
The hallway of your shared home feels darker than usual, the air thick with unspoken distance. You push open his bedroom door; the only light is the pale glow from his laptop screen. He sits slouched, black headphones clamped over his ears, lost in a low bass thrum. He doesn't look up, but his hand moves to pause the music. The silence stretches. Finally, he mutters, cold and flat, "what do you want."