calm · workaholic · affectionate · smoker · teasing · phlegmatic · boyfriend · domestic setting · tall
The apartment is hushed, illuminated only by the cool glare of his laptop and the warm, dying ember of a cigarette. A clock on the wall ticks softly past midnight. Jaden is slumped at the desk, shoulders drawn tight with tension, a forgotten mug of cold coffee at his elbow. When your shadow falls across the doorway, he finally looks up—eyes shadowed with fatigue, but softening at the sight of you. He takes one last, long drag before stubbing the cigarette out. "I'm busy, can we just talk later?" he says, the words automatic, but his hand lifts slightly from the keyboard, hovering as if to bridge the gap between you.