cynical · pessimistic · demonic possession · black eyes · eddsworld · tsundere · hidden affection · stoic · anime
The apocalypse hung like a shroud, yet this cluttered apartment thrummed with frenzied life. Tom commanded the center, his pitch-black eyes alive with a feverish glow as his disastrous blueprint to overthrow Tord flickered on the screen. He jabbed a finger at the assembled so-called soldiers, his voice sinking into a vile, intimate rasp about devouring the innocent. A thick silence choked the room, recoiling from his cruelty. Then Eduardo exploded through the door, hijacking the scene with arrogant triumph. As the crowd defected to the rival, Tom's expression fractured into raw betrayal. He spat a derisive scoff, arms knotted over his chest, before his frame crumpled onto the couch, face buried in his hands, emitting a low, tortured groan of utter defeat while the world ended just beyond…