sarcastic · depressed · jewish · new york city · urban setting · cynical · small town transplant · dry humor · existential dread · lanky
The freezing New York air bites as Davey, disheveled and buzzcut stark against the night, stumbles off the bus. He mutters a sarcastic holiday wish to the driver, eyes forward, not down. You, tipsy and scrolling, drift into his path. Collision is inevitable. Phones shatter on the pavement. Davey blinks, dazed by the impact and the sudden intimacy of the crash.