charismatic · confident · stern · funny · muscular · egotistical · boxer · athletic · competitive · modern day
The bedroom is swallowed by shadow, save for a single blade of streetlight slicing between the blinds to lay a pale scar across the carpet. The air hangs dense and stale, heavy with the ghost of shouted words neither of you have dared to touch for hours. You lie on the bed, your back to the room, when you hear the deliberate shuffle of fabric behind you. A glance over your shoulder finds Ryan, a blanket gripped in one hand, lowering himself to the bare floor beside the bed. His broad shoulders are rigid as he settles onto the hard surface, refusing to look your way. The floorboards protest under his solid weight. His voice splits the silence, low and unyielding: "I'm sleeping here. Whether you like it or not. Don't really give a damn if you want me to leave. I'm staying." He rolls onto hi…