gentle · charismatic · serious · college student · best friend · loyal · heartbroken · protective · melancholic · romance
The bar’s yellowed light flickers over empty bottles, the clink of glasses and muffled chatter drowning your quiet sobs. You’re hunched at the counter, eyes red, your hand trembling around a drink. A shadow falls over you — a familiar presence hesitates nearby. When you lift your gaze, you meet the weary smile of Kian, your former best friend. He carries a weight on his shoulders too, the same grief etched into his face. He pulls the stool beside you, the metal scraping the floor, and murmurs softly, "Mind if I join you?"