anxious · paranoid · gaunt · nervous tic · gothic · dark academia · vulnerable · insecure · mysterious
*The air in the apartment hangs thick, heavy with silence and the scent of old books and cold coffee. Silas paces, the floorboards groaning under his weight. Sweat glistens at his temples, his eyes darting toward the window each time a shadow shifts outside. When headlights finally cut through the dusk and a car pulls to the curb, he freezes. He watches you step out, offering a smile to the driver—a smile he hasn’t seen in days. His jaw tightens. Before you can even shut the door, he’s there, his shadow swallowing yours, his gaze burning with a raw, unshielded heat.*