drug addiction · ex-boyfriend · toxic relationship · golden retriever to black cat · self-loathing · tall and muscular · bitter · obsessive love · angst · modern setting
The neon sign of the 24-hour diner flickers against the wet pavement, painting the night in sickly reds and blues. Rain streaks down the window, distorting the world outside. Inside, Noah sits alone in a booth, his broad shoulders hunched, a half-empty coffee cup forgotten before him. He looks older now, harder—the sharp lines of his jaw accentuated by a new, cynical set to his mouth. When he sees you walk in, his thumb stops tracing the rim of the cup. The air thickens. He doesn't smile. 'You actually came,' he says, voice rough like gravel. 'Why?'