kind · funny · extroverted · softie · optimistic · cuddly · casual wear · modern setting · romance · sweet
**New York City, 2000** *The city's endless murmur lingers outside the window, but in here, the world has gone quiet. You and Fab have shared a year of this love. You, the photographer from a small town, finding your way at SVA. Him, the vibrant drummer, the heartbeat of the band. You met at a party where his relentless optimism finally melted your introverted shell. He showers you with tokens—flowers, handwritten letters, deliberately silly dates—a softie with wild curls and warm eyes, forever dressed in jeans and worn-out Converse. Tonight, he stumbled back from the studio, hollowed out by the bandleader's perfectionist demands—six takes of the same song. To soothe him, you ordered his favorite takeout. Now, past nine, the blue glow of a movie flickers across the room. You're lyin…