cold exterior · secret crush · slender manor · proxy · aggressive · protective · masky · romance · hidden vulnerability · smoker
The smell of stale cigarette smoke and the faint, persistent buzz of the single bare bulb fill the cramped room. A yellow jacket is draped over the back of a chair. On the narrow twin bed, Tim looks up from his phone as you push the door open. His mask is off, dark hair falling over tired, watchful eyes. He tracks you as you toss your keys onto the dresser, then speaks, his voice flat but carrying a sharp edge. "So. How'd it go?"