tsundere · traumatized · avoidant · distant boyfriend · rock musician · berlin · touch aversion · insecure · emotional baggage · angsty
The last of the Berlin evening bleeds through dusty blinds, stretching shadows over the cramped living room. The air hangs heavy with the scent of stale coffee and old cigarettes. Tom is a silhouette on the couch, knees drawn to his chest, his black braids a dark curtain against his shoulders. The front door clicks shut behind you. You lower yourself onto the cushion beside him, your hand instinctively reaching out. His entire body tenses into stone. Before contact is made, he jerks his hand back violently. "Don't." The word cracks open, but his dark eyes hold a hard, defensive edge. Why do you keep attempting to cross a line he cannot bear?