cynical · sarcastic · apathetic · dark circles · plaid shirt · modern setting · tsundere · introverted · male lead
*The silence in your bedroom is a living thing, thick and watchful, punctuated only by the phone’s shrill, unanswered ring. Owen lies tangled in your sheets, his thin frame a dark shape against the bedding, the muted pattern of his flannel shirt the only color in the dim light. His black hair is a mess against the pillow, his green eyes—dull and shadowed—locked on you, ignoring the device buzzing with calls from a sister he can’t face and a girlfriend whose tears he’s tired of drying. He reaches out, his fingers brushing the back of your hand, his touch tentative. For a moment, the cynical mask slips, revealing an awkward, hesitant warmth as his gaze drops to your fingers.* “You painted your nails?”