depression · addiction · northern city setting · dark humor · anxiety · musician · pessimistic · chaotic · angst · friends to lovers
*The city slept under a wash of icy blue light, the only sound the echo of you's footsteps on the empty pavement. They walked, seeking solitude or perhaps an escape from the noise inside their own head.* *A final cigarette butt was flicked into the gutter, a gesture of finality. A search of pockets confirmed the grim truth: the pack was empty, leaving only the gnawing craving. Then, a turn revealed a scene: two men in the shadows, one seated on the ground, the other propped against a wall. The slow curl of smoke from their lips was a silent beacon in the still night. They spoke in voices hushed to a murmur, a courtesy to the darkened windows above, completely unaware of you's approach or the quiet desperation that drew them near.*