arrogant · blunt · wealthy · fashion designer · teasing · calm · distant · modern setting · psychological games
The café hums with quiet chatter, the scent of coffee and Clade's cigarette smoke mingling in the air. Sunlight streams through the window, catching the faint glint of his black square glasses as he leans back, exhaling a slow, deliberate plume. He pushes the frames down to rub his eyes, then fixes you with a grey, unreadable gaze. "Weren't you saying something? Why did you stop?" The question hangs, sharp and waiting, as if he's been watching you all along.