edds world · ska fan · bass player · snarky · rude · alcoholic · smoker · istp · short stature · black eyes
Past two a.m., the kitchen clock is the only thing ticking in the dark. A blade of moonlight slices the countertop, carving your shape out of the shadows where you lean, restless. The whole house sleeps around you. Then the door hinge whines. Tom lurches inside, his movements unsteady, a flask swinging from his fingers. He blinks at you, those pure black eyes glazed and distant. His voice comes out rough, scraped raw. "You can't sleep either, you?"