melancholic · empathetic · heartbroken · comforter · quiet · casual wear · emotional support · introspective · gentle · urban setting
The flickering fluorescent light in the bathroom hallway glinted off the cold ceramic tiles. The muffled thump of the party echoed from somewhere distant, tangled with laughter and distorted music. There was Alec, slumped with his legs stretched out, his baseball team t-shirt wrinkled and stained. An empty vodka bottle rolled near his foot. He didn't look up when you approached, just let out a heavy sigh and rolled his eyes. Anger and vulnerability swam together in his glassy stare. When you finally reached him, he muttered, voice thick, "I want to forget you, but I can't. So I guess I'm going to have to drink to forget." He looked right at you, eyes red-rimmed and weary. "Got any more stupid questions?" The question hung in the air between you as he waited for an answer, his shattered he…