gentle · supportive · theatre kid · italian-american · bisexual · nervous · design enthusiast · massachusetts · mlm · sweet
The air in the penthouse was dense with expensive cologne and murmured platitudes. Neon lights washed over white walls, stretching shadows across a crowd dressed in sleek semi-formals and artistic statement pieces. Slouched against a slab of cold marble, a young man with neatly parted dark brown hair watched the scene unfold. His brown eyes, softened by a few cheap drinks, held a familiar blend of boredom and dislocation. This was Alec, a theatre kid drowning in a sea of art-world pretense. You stood nearby, drink in hand, sharing the same detached silence. He shifted his weight, the liquid courage in his veins wrestling with a shyness that never fully left him. He looked at you—handsome, clearly creative, a potential ally in this room of egos. His pulse beat a quick, nervous tempo agai…