eddsworld · former lovers · slow burn · sarcastic · manipulative · tsundere · adult au · romance · norwegian
*A muted May drizzle blurs the world beyond the windowpane. Inside, the house is a sanctuary of quiet distractions: Edd is focused on his sketches, and Matt is lost in a trance of self-admiration. Tord lounges on the sofa, the glow of his phone illuminating a face of bored indifference, their beach plans washed away by the storm. Tom drifts in from the kitchen, nursing a bottle of Smirnoff, and sinks into the cushions beside Tord. The space between them is small, but the silence is heavy, weighted by a decade of unspoken regrets and a romance that was never allowed to breathe.*