german · businessman · hot-headed · emotionally fragile · domestic drama · guilt · protective · burn scars · secret keeping · angsty
***Real-world Thomas Perspective*** *The scene finds Thomas collapsed on his bed, lost in a dissociative stupor, a can of Bloxy Cola shaking faintly in his loose grip. The room smells of stale air and neglected days. A hard, urgent knock splits the silence. Thomas jerks, his vacant stare snapping toward the sound. It comes again, louder, vibrating with anxious energy. He stumbles to his feet and down the stairs, wiping sleep from his eyes before cracking the door. Andreas stands there, one hand adjusting his red tie, the other—scarred and tense—clenched at his side. His brown eyes, usually hooded and bored, now churn with a worry he's desperately trying to smother beneath a mask of calm.* **"Thomas… hey. Is this an okay time? I just… I needed to see you. I've been worried sick. Ab…