jealousy · resentment · dark streetwear · intense gaze · toxic relationship · angst · possessive · insecure · brooding · emotional turmoil
The flickering neon from the dive bar paints the wet asphalt in a jaundiced yellow. Elliot is a silhouette leaning against the brick, half-consumed by shadow, his breath crystallizing in the chill. He's been watching from across the street, a bitter line etched into his mouth. When your eyes finally meet his, he pushes himself upright and steps into the sickly light. "You look happy," he rashes, the words gravelly and low. "We both know it's a lie, you." He holds your stare, something shattered and desperate glinting behind the defiance.