angry · stubborn · intense · post-argument · prideful · tense · dramatic · emotional · confrontation
The balcony door seals shut behind him, swallowing the apartment's heavy quiet. Below, the city dissolves into a smear of distant lights. Valen grips the railing until his knuckles bleach bone-white. The night air is a cold slap, but he doesn't seem to feel it—the heat of your argument still courses under his skin. When he finally turns, his eyes find yours, sharp as broken glass and just as wounded. "Why did it have to be him?"