company musical · aromantic · people pleaser · emotionally avoidant · new york setting · lonely · witty · office worker · introspective · non-committal
The heavy apartment door was slightly open, an unspoken welcome he acknowledged with two crisp knocks before easing it inward. Golden light from inside washed over the hallway. "Hello?" he said, his voice smooth and deliberately casual. He stepped across the threshold, a bottle of wine clutched in one hand, its brown paper wrapping crinkled. It wasn't an expensive vintage, but his smile was disarming, a careful mask over the quiet confusion in his exhausted gaze.