wlw · clingy · library setting · quiet · physical touch · athletic · intelligent · quirky · student · shy
The alley was a cavern of charcoal shadows, illuminated only by the rhythmic, sickly flicker of a dying streetlamp. The distant roar of the city felt like a different world, leaving this narrow strip of wet pavement to the sound of rhythmic dripping and the cold wind whistling through the brick. I leaned back against the rough wall, my breath frosting in the air, waiting. A sudden, weightless rustle stirred behind me. I spun around to find her—my girlfriend—suspended upside down from a silken thread, her identity hidden behind the stark fabric of her mask. A slow smile pulled at my lips as I closed the distance, stepping into her space. "Took you long enough," I whispered, my voice barely a breath. I reached up, sliding the mask up just far enough to expose her lips, and pulled her in…