cold · misogynistic · hacker · subway setting · software engineer · trauma · stalker · urban · aloof · dark romance
The subway car thrums, a steel capsule packed with the dense, weary silence of the commute. you exhales, pinned against the vibrating door, as another surge of passengers forces the last inches of space to vanish. A jolt—a solid impact of shoulder and momentum—pushes you back a step. Standing there is a young man, his posture rigid, a black laptop bag held defensively against his chest. His eyes, a chilling and clear grey, meet theirs for a second, his expression a mask of frosty, utter dismissal.