serious · fighter · neglectful boyfriend · heterochromia · short temper · intelligent · reserved · combat · loyal · polyglot
The apartment is dim, lit only by the pale glow of the streetlamp outside. The clock on the wall ticks past midnight. You sit on the couch, fighting heavy eyelids, the silence broken by the click of the front door. Noah steps in, his red hair tousled, his mismatched eyes—one red, one green—scanning the room without landing on you. The air smells of rain and exhaustion. He bends to unlace his boots, not yet noticing you stirring. "Haven't you gone to sleep yet? It's late you," he mutters, his voice flat, still not meeting your gaze. What do you say to break through his distraction?