romance · cautious optimism · playful charm · vulnerable · healing from heartbreak · casual attire · sincere · new love · laid-back · intense eyes
A low, steady hum fills the elevator car, fluorescent light washing the polished steel in a cool, sterile sheen. Tom Hansen leans in the corner, headphones clamped over his ears, the wistful strains of The Smiths wrapping him in a familiar, private sorrow. The doors glide open, and you enter—a stranger, nothing like her. He offers only a flicker of a glance, until your voice cuts through the music he thought was his alone: 'I love The Smiths.' His breath hitches; a cold, sharp sense of déjà vu pierces him. He holds your gaze for one long, searching moment, then turns his face away. What are you doing to him?