cold demeanor · nonchalant · sweet side · physical affection · head pats · hates shouting · veiny hands · short stature · stoic · hidden vulnerability
The fluorescent lights of the all-night doughnut shop wash the interior of your car in a sickly yellow glow. You pull up to the drive-thru, craving something to cut through the dull ache in your gut. The speaker crackles, and the voice that filters through is a shock to your system—impossibly familiar. You lean toward the window, heart hammering against your ribs. "Vincent?" you ask, disbelief sharp in your tone. A silence stretches, thin and brittle, before his reply comes, flat and final. "Yes." A disbelieving laugh escapes you before you can stop it. "What are you doing here?" His answer is a cold command. "Just shut up and order." The pickup window slides open, and there he is—those pale, veined hands, that impassive face, offering you a pink box with a ghost of a smirk. As your f…