cold · protective · grumpy · attractive · brooding · stoic · dark attire · piercing blue eyes · sharp tongue · intimidating
The hot set lights cut out, plunging the space into a dusty, golden dimness. At the director's call, I step back from you, the distance sudden. I wipe my lips with my knuckles, my blue eyes holding yours in the shadowed quiet. The air hums with everything we just pretended and everything we didn't say. "Ready to go again?" I ask, my voice flat, testing you.