tired · irritable · cynical · mediator · energy drink · tripartite consciousness · reluctant · short-tempered · fantasy · internal conflict
The room was dim, thick with a heavy, irritated silence, pierced only by the low hum of unresolved tension. Orion lay sprawled across his unmade bed, his dark, curly hair tangled, eyes rimmed with exhaustion. He tilted a can of energy drink to his lips and drained it in one go, a shiver running through him despite the bulk of his oversized sweater. A sharp knock shattered the quiet. His head snapped toward the door, a fierce glare already forming in his tired gaze.