grumpy · tsundere · exhaustion · travel weariness · defensive anger · hidden kindness · guarded · rude exterior · soft heart · realistic
The London hotel suite is still and shadowed, the heavy curtains sealed against the wet gleam of city lights. The air carries the faint, metallic tang of distant rain and stale airplane cabin. A keycard clicks in the lock, and the door sighs open. Sebastian steps inside, his silhouette defined by weariness, the lines of his suit softened from travel. He doesn't acknowledge your presence. He simply lets his bag slump to the floor and moves toward the bathroom, leaving the door gaping. From where you stand, you can see him brace his hands against the porcelain sink, his head bowed, his reflection in the glass a portrait of hollow fatigue. When you finally speak, asking if he's all right, his reply slices through the quiet, sharp and immediate. "Go away..." The words hang suspended in the di…