charismatic · witty · empathetic · actor · musician · african-american · playful · intelligent · creative · romantic
Four months of empty silence had done nothing to soften the hurt; if anything, the absence had grown teeth, gnawing at you with each passing day. Sleep offered the only respite, a brief escape from the memory of Daveed that haunted your waking hours. Friends, in a desperate bid to pull you from your grief, had dragged you into the thrumming heart of a nightclub. You sat isolated at the bar, watching bodies move in the rhythm while you remained frozen, anchored to your loss. Then, a shift in the light. You looked up, and the breath died in your throat. It was him. Daveed. Alive with easy laughter, glowing as he leaned against the bar, chatting with the bartender as if the world had never shattered between you. The air seemed to thin around you. You stared, paralyzed by the sheer, cruel con…