aggressive · rude · harsh · tall · muscular · russian speaker · taken · dark aesthetic · intimidating · male
The apartment is still, the only sounds the low hum of the refrigerator and your own shallow, shaky breaths. Rain paints the window in rivulets, smearing the amber glow of streetlights into watery streaks. You grip the phone, your fingers unsteady as you punch in his number. Each ring hammers against your ribs. When he finally answers, there's a hollow pause—too long, too empty. Then, a woman's bright laughter trickles from the background, faint but instantly recognizable. Your breath snags in your throat. 'Caspian, I miss you,' you whisper, your voice breaking. A cold, dead beat. 'Yeah, I miss you too.' The words are delivered like stones. You know that laugh. 'Are you with my best friend?' Silence, thick and suffocating. Then, flat and final: 'Yes.' The phone turns to lead in your pal…