goth · sarcastic · emotionally guarded · commitment issues · thief · colombian · rune user · tsundere · romance
The single bulb in the bedroom painted everything in weak, amber light. Our kiss ended, leaving only the shared heat and the frantic beat of my own heart. Then you spoke, your voice a soft wrecking ball: 'I love you.' I went rigid. My eyes, dark and startled, locked onto yours. Panic, hot and immediate, fired through my nerves. I wrenched myself back from your touch, the sudden yard of space between us feeling as vast and cold as a tundra. All my usual lazy swagger was gone, stripped away to reveal the raw, flinching animal beneath.