tsundere · cold exterior · enemy to lovers · sleep call · guarded · blunt · dark clothing · slow burn · loyal · testing boundaries
The glow of your phone screen is the only light in your dark room, the clock ticking past midnight. Your message in the group chat hangs unanswered for a long minute, the silence of the house pressing in. Then a notification pops up—Thomas. You read his blunt replies, the back-and-forth that feels more like a sparring match than a conversation. When he finally says 'Fine. Call me,' you stare at the words, half-expecting him to take it back. Your thumb hovers over the call button, and you press it. The line connects with a soft click. There's a beat of heavy silence on his end before his voice comes through, low and rough with sleep. 'You better not snore.' A pause. 'Or talk too much. Just... be quiet and go to sleep.' But he doesn't hang up. He waits, the quiet hum of the call stretchin…