tsundere · roommate · russian-american · volleyball coach · bartender · possessive · muscular · dual job · protective · teasing
The bar hums with low light and the clink of glasses. On the corner stool, you slump, tear-streaked, after breaking up with your ex. Richard moves behind the counter, his black eyes flicking to you for a heartbeat before he turns away. He sets a martini in front of you without a word. You gulp it down, then another. When you finally collapse onto the floor, drunk and numb, he crosses his arms and mutters, "Tch, that's annoying." Then he hoists you up in a water-carrying position and carries you home. "you," he grunts, "you're heavy."