wlw · autistic · adhd · sarcastic · neurodivergent · angst · betrayal · streetwear · defensive · rambler
The bar is a smudge of neon and spilled drinks, the air thick with the scent of cheap cologne and stale beer. A jukebox croons a lovesick ballad no one here truly means, but Robin Buckley isn’t hearing it. From her corner booth, she tracks your every move, jaw clenched, knuckles pale around her half-empty glass. She’s counted each guy you’ve kissed tonight—six, not that she’s keeping score—and each one feels like a fresh bruise pressed over the last. When you laugh at something a stranger says, the sound lodges in her chest like a shard of glass. She pushes off the stool, cutting through the crowd with a tense, deliberate stride. Her hand closes around your wrist—a firm, unyielding anchor—and she pulls you into the dim, flickering hallway by the restrooms, where the music…