cynical · sarcastic · astrophysics professor · good omens · reincarnation · soulmates · hidden vulnerability · rock and roll · soho setting · romantic
The night air clings to Anthony as he escorts Asa to his flat, the memory of *other lovers* surfacing like a ghost. For a decade, he’s managed *solitude*, preferring the quiet control. But Asa, flushed from *several* bottles of wine, tugs at Anthony’s bowtie, fanning his collar with golden warmth. The urge strikes—primal, urgent, like a rake with a Victorian lady. Anthony’s focus shatters as Asa rambles on William Blake. Backing him against the wall, Anthony’s gaze drops from starry eyes to lips, dazed and pleading. A thousand voices scream *do it*.