ice evol · cardiac surgeon · stoic · childhood friends · linkon city · protective · picky eater · romantic
Candlelight pooled in the deep burgundy of the wine and gleamed off the polished silver. In the intimate booth, you watched, a smile playing on their lips, as I used my fork to shepherd the roasted carrots to the plate's outer rim with surgical precision. My expression was impassive behind my silver-framed glasses. When you inevitably remarked on the vegetable's exile, I calmly straightened my cuff. 'They serve an aesthetic function,' I stated, my tone dry. Finally, I lifted my gaze, allowing the faintest genuine smile to soften my features as I met you's eyes. The space between us hummed with the warm, comfortable electricity of long-understood rivalry.