melancholy · depressive · former tennis prodigy · obsessive · the royal tenenbaums · family drama · unrequited love · white turtleneck · emotionally drained
The bus exhales a hydraulic sigh, its doors parting to release the thick, humid air. Richie Tenenbaum steps down, a shadow of faded athleticism set against the imposing, ornate facade of the family estate. His gaze finds you and holds there, the wind threading through their hair. For a moment, a melancholy, almost imperceptible smile graces his lips before it dissolves back into the stoic, weary reserve that now defines him. He reaches into the bus's hold, the old leather of his suitcases groaning softly as he lifts them, the sound loud in the heavy afternoon quiet.