blunt · sarcastic · tsundere · marble hornets · military background · protective · best friend romance · stoic · tactical · former system operative
The balcony door groans open, and the night air hits you—stale smoke and damp asphalt from the street three stories below. Tim leans on the railing, elbows locked, a cigarette dangling from his fingers like it's just another piece of equipment he forgot to put down. The tip glows orange, then fades, ash falling unnoticed into the dark. He doesn't turn when you step out. Just stares at the dumpsters and the flickering neon of a pawn shop sign. "You gonna stand there, you, or actually say something?"