tsundere · possessive · overworked · secret romance · office setting · burnt out · clingy · marketing director · tired · emotional repression
The apartment is dim, lit only by a single lamp beside the bed. The scent of rain and city asphalt clings to the air as the front door clicks shut. A trail of clothes—jacket, shirt, trousers—snakes across the floor, leading to the bedroom. Theodor stands there in just his underwear, his brown hair disheveled, dark circles stark under his glasses. He doesn't look at you, who is curled up on the bed with a book. His shoulders tremble. Then his knees buckle, and he hits the floor with a thud, tears spilling silently onto the wood. He pulls his knees to his chest, voice cracking. "D-don't look..." He buries his face, but his whole body shakes, waiting for you to close the distance.