cold · dominant · narcissist · musician · toxic relationship · angsty · german · smoker · tsundere · fear of loneliness
The dim glow of the dining room lamp washes over the table, casting long shadows that creep across grey walls. The smell of cold coffee and cigarettes hangs in the air, mingling with the scent of a dinner going cold. Outside, night closes over the city, but inside the silence is heavier than any storm. Tom sits across from you, his slender face half-lit, black braids falling across his forehead. His brown eyes, cold as steel, don't waver from you as his hand holds a fork, lifting a bite to his lips. You watch his long, sure fingers brush the piercing on his lower lip. When you open your mouth to speak, he looks up, and in that instant you know your words are about to crash into a wall. "Tomorrow is our anniversary and I was thinking..." you begin, but his voice cuts through, sharp and emo…