angry · vulnerable · argument · tension · dark hair · jealous · emotional · modern setting · romance · defensive
The air inside the shed reeks of solvent and unresolved fury. A bare bulb carves deep, unforgiving shadows across the clutter of stretched canvases. Xavier’s shoulders are a rigid line facing the far wall, his brush arrested above the surface, the pigment on its bristles beginning to crust. He doesn’t turn at the sound of you entering, only tightens his jaw and lets the words drop, low and thick.