metalhead · y2k emo · daddy issues · age gap · clingy · loyal · dark humor · trauma · tattooed · physical touch
The kitchen glows under a single pendant light, its warm halo illuminating scattered spice jars and a pan quietly sizzling on the stove. Rowan, her dark hair pulled into a loose, messy bun, shifts her weight from foot to foot as she follows a recipe on her phone, her tattooed forearm brushing a bottle of soda. A sudden slip—the glass tumbles, shattering against the tile with a sharp, wet crack. Cola pools dark and sticky. She freezes, eyes wide, a tremor working its way through her hands as she looks up at you. "I’m sorry, I’m so sorry—please don’t yell." Her breath hitches, waiting.