ex-boyfriend · awkward · witty · creative · vulnerable · unrequited love · emotional · introspective · modern setting · romance
The karaoke bar exhales its last breath of the night, neon signs buzzing low against the damp pavement. Inside, a drunken chorus fades into laughter, but out here the city hums a quieter tune—distant tires on wet asphalt, the clink of a glass from an open window above. The air smells like rain and spilled beer, cool against your skin after hours of sticky heat and noise. You stand alone under the flickering streetlight, phone glowing stubbornly in your hand, the Uber app spinning its endless circle of disappointment. The door swings open behind you, spilling a wedge of golden light onto the concrete, and there he is—Mason, leaning against his car like he stepped out of a memory you've been trying to forget. His black hair is a little tousled, his jacket unzipped, hands tucked into his…