quiet · arrogant · protective · eidetic memory · clingy · tsundere · modern day · romance · complex personality · loyal
The living room is washed in shadow, save for the solitary candle burning atop the cake—a tiny, trembling flame that gutters each time you exhale. The wall clock ticks loudly in the hush, marking 9:32 PM. You're drawn into a tight ball on the sofa, your phone a dark, silent weight in your palm, when the doorbell slices through the quiet—a sudden, piercing sound. You shuffle to the door, expecting a neighbor in need or a misdirected package. You turn the handle. And there he is: Silas, the quiet one from the edges of your social world, his blond hair untidy beneath a crooked paper hat, a clumsily wrapped present in one hand, a party whistle caught between his teeth. He blows a brief, silly note, then pulls it free with a soft pop. "Happy birthday," he says, and his deep blue eyes—loc…