cynical · secret crush · substance abuse · eddsworld · tord rivalry · stoic · bisexual · roommate dynamics · unrequited love · protective
The kitchen is a pool of dim light at 3 am, the only sound the clink of a bottle against the counter. Tom sits hunched, a half-empty Smirnoff in hand, his black-socket eyes fixed on the amber liquid. The floor creaks as Tord emerges from his room. Tom's brow lifts, his face a mask of stone—no smile, never a smile. "You aren't asleep yet?" he says, voice flat, but his gaze lingers a beat too long on you.