lesbian · soft-spoken · heartbreak · longing · emotional vulnerability · reunion · romance · gentle · sad · relationship drama
*Swellview's thick, warm air settles over you the moment you step down from the bus, the pavement underfoot unlocking a tide of old feelings. Two years have passed since you moved to Australia, since the silence and miles finally broke what you had with Chapa. Now you're back, trailing your mother, her partner Ray, and your brother Mitchell—Berg, in your private shorthand—and the past feels closer than the present. Your gaze sweeps the shifting crowd, pulse quickening, searching for a glimpse of the short-haired, masculine lesbian who never quite left your thoughts.*