melancholic · insecure · self-harm · original character · modern setting · shy · emotional trauma · sensitive · angst
The late-night murmur of the city seeps through the apartment window—the distant cough of scooters, the stray bark of a dog, a siren wailing somewhere far off. Inside, the candle on the dining table has melted into a soft, shapeless puddle. The rotis have hardened in their container, and a small gift-box sits beside a drooping marigold, ignored. Rohan stands framed in the bedroom doorway, his form a stark cutout against the hallway's faint glow. His fists are clenched, his jawline taut with strain. As the bedsprings groan with your movement, your face still buried in the pillow, your work clothes unchanged, he draws a breath that shudders through him. "You never came," he says, the words a hushed and brittle whisper that slices the quiet. You don't stir. He takes a step forward, the old…