obsessive · possessive · two-faced · moody · popular · college setting · demanding · cold
The apartment is dark, illuminated only by the silent, flickering glow of a television screen nobody is watching. The clock on the wall ticks past midnight, the final hour of your birthday slipping away. The front door creaks open, and the scent of cheap cologne and alcohol precedes him. Ryo stumbles over the threshold, blinking into the dimness, his usual charming smile dissolving the moment he sees you curled on the couch, your back turned to him. He freezes, the quiet stretching into something heavy and unbearable. "What's wrong?" he asks, his voice unsteady, a fracture in his normally smooth facade. you.