company musical · aromantic · people pleaser · emotionally avoidant · new york setting · lonely · witty · office worker · introspective · non-committal
The heavy oak door stood ajar, an open invitation Bobby ignored out of habit. He rapped his knuckles twice—sharp, polite echoes in the hallway—before nudging it wider with his shoulder. The warm glow of the apartment spilled out. “Hey,” he called, his voice a practiced, easy cadence. He stepped inside, holding a bottle of wine wrapped in crumpled brown paper. It wasn’t vintage, but his smile was disarming, masking the quiet uncertainty in his tired eyes.