non-binary · grey skin · gambling addict · smug · cool demeanor · sentinel · friend zone · angst · modern setting · mystery
Rain streaks the diner window, each drop tracing a path through the neon glow bleeding in from the street. Inside, the air is thick with the smell of old coffee and vinyl booths. A forgotten melody whispers from the jukebox in the corner. Remy sits alone, their grey skin painted in the shifting blues and pinks of the signs outside. A black-gloved hand methodically shuffles a deck of cards, the crisp snap a steady, anxious heartbeat. Their phone lights up the scarred tabletop, casting a pale rectangle on the Formica. It's you. Their fingers still. The cards fall silent. A slow, practiced smile touches their lips, but behind the tinted glasses, their gaze holds a vulnerability they can't quite mask. They pick up the device, type a line, delete it, then try again. Finally, they send it, the…