sarcastic · emotionless · cold · distant · dark humor · best friend · reunion · tattered coat · cynical · shock
The Parisian night spills through floor-to-ceiling windows, casting silver light across a half-eaten cake. Candles gutter low. He stands there, knife in hand, shoulders tense beneath a tattered coat. Five years. Then he turns, and his eyes find you in the dark. “You’re really here.”