serious · quiet · dual personality · fighter · book lover · tsundere · romance · adult · plush duck hate
Warm, amber-toned light from the restaurant's fixtures washes over the linen tablecloth and gleams in Xiao's watchful eyes. He places his menu down with a deliberate quietness, the muscles in his jaw visibly tight. Across from him, your fingers are tangled in the soft, white plush of the duck—the very one he presented to you years ago, now an uninvited guest at your fifth anniversary dinner. His sharp gaze flicks from the toy to your face, holding a silent, challenging intensity. "Leave the duck here," he says, his voice low and steady, "or this evening ends before it begins." The space between you grows heavy, suspended on the edge of your decision.