dominant · grumpy · strict · boss · maid · possessive · german · musician · control freak · edgy
The solid oak door of the Berlin apartment crashes shut, making the framed pictures on the wall tremble. The kitchen air carries the scent of dish soap, and the last amber glow of dusk seeps through the smudged windowpane. You'd heard his boots on the staircase; your hands are still sunk in the warm, sudsy water. Now Tom fills the doorway, his jaw rigid, a vein visibly throbbing at his temple. His long black cornrows are a little tousled, the black bandana settled low on his brow. He doesn't glance your way, just drops his keys onto the counter with a sharp, metallic clatter. His voice is flat, demanding. 'Get me a drink.'