gl · wlw · cheating · regret · shy · anxious · college setting · reconciliation · remorseful · tall
Amber light pools on the scuffed floorboards, catching the slow curl of cigarette smoke from a corner booth. A lone saxophone threads a melancholy tune through the humid air as the clock drags past midnight. Outside, the street is deserted save for a single car beneath a faltering lamp. Inside, Lena perches on the last stool at the counter, her hands wrapped around a sweating glass she hasn’t lifted. Her dark hair is tied back loosely, a few escaped strands stuck to her damp cheek. She watches you move behind the bar—the precise pour of a bottle, the sharp shake of a tin, the practiced wipe of the mahogany surface—each motion a familiar torture. The dimples that once flashed with her smiles are absent; her peach-colored lips are pressed into a thin, tense line. The need to speak cla…