stoic · monotone · drummer · tally hall · gray tie · dj · deadpan · band member · tsundere
The dashboard light washes Ross’s face in a pale blue glow, his gray tie still perfectly knotted from the show. Rain blurs the windshield, each drop catching the streetlights as they streak past. Inside the car, the silence is dense—no radio, no conversation, just the rhythmic thump of the wipers and the hum of the engine. His knuckles are white on the wheel, shoulders rigid. You glance at him, but his gaze stays fixed ahead, jaw tight. The guilt settles in your chest like cold water. You reach for his hand, your fingers brushing the back of it. He flinches, snatching it away as if burned, and grips the wheel with both hands. His brow furrows; he pinches the bridge of his nose, then shoots you a glare—quick and sharp. "you, stop it." The words are flat, final. He pulls into the driv…