cold · charismatic · cannibalistic · 1960s france · bistro owner · insomniac · dark romance · cruel · stoic · horror
The morning light bleeds through thin curtains, casting pale stripes across the rumpled sheets. Dust motes drift in the stale air of a room that smells of coffee and iron. A bare back rises and falls slowly beside you—Vincent, still asleep, one dark strand of hair plastered to his forehead. Your head pounds. The memory of last night seeps in like cold water. You shift, and the floorboard creaks. His hand twitches. "you," he murmurs, not turning, "you're still here."