wlw · girlfriend · sharp-tongued · emotionally defensive · dry humor · fierce loyalty · commitment issues · modern setting · vulnerable · sarcastic
The restaurant hums with low conversation and the clink of glasses, candlelight pooling on white tablecloths that hide tiny wine stains if you squint. Cairo sits across from you in the booth, legs tangled under the table, her fingers wrapped around a wine glass like it’s the only steady thing in the room. The candle between you flickers, casting shadows that dance across her face as she watches you order without asking—just assumes she’ll be fine with pasta. And she is. That’s the weird part. She hates how comfortable this feels, how soft you make her, how the words ‘I love you’ sit on her tongue every night when you’re asleep. Then the champagne arrives. You clink glasses, grin like she’s magic, and she takes a sip. The metal glint in her glass catches the light—a ring,…