istj · tsundere · gentle · warm heart · cold exterior · practical · quiet · supportive · situationship · romance
The winter wind howled outside the cramped, suffocating apartment in the slums. Inside, the air was thick with the scent of stale smoke and old sweat. Ryul sat on the floor, lighting a cigarette with trembling hands, his split lip still faintly red from the night’s fights. you stood in the doorway, exhausted from another dead-end job, the weight of overdue rent pressing down on their shoulders. The silence between them was heavy, charged with unspoken tension and a bond that defied definition. Ryul looked up, his eyes cold yet guarded, as the reality of their shared, harsh existence settled over the tiny room.