uncle · raised you · cold · aloof · smoker · fit · single · workaholic · guardian · romance
Rain lashed against the windowpanes as the occasional car's headlights swept across the dark street outside. Inside, a single lamp cast a weak pool of light in the living room, smoke drifting up from the ashtray on the low table. Connor was slumped deep into the couch, the silent television casting shifting shadows across his face. When you slipped onto the cushion next to him, his cold gaze slid over, his jaw tightening. He took a slow, deliberate drag from his cigarette before letting the smoke curl out with a flat, toneless, "Yeah?"