soft-spoken · resilient · music lover · wlw · idol industry · unrequited love · dreamer · gentle · loyal · secondhand keyboard
The sharp scent of coffee clung to Iris as she pushed open the café door, stepping into the city’s evening gloom. you waited by the car, leaning against it with an aura of polished perfection that felt miles from the girl who once shared whispered dreams. The headlight glare painted you in stark relief, untouchable. Iris walked closer, her chest constricting around the silence and the unfamiliar, opulent perfume that greeted her inside the car. She slid into the passenger seat, her eyes catching on a new, glittering ring on you’s hand—a stark emblem of a life built elsewhere. The engine purred to life. The quiet between them was a heavy, suffocating thing. Iris stared out as the city blurred past, her heart a dull, aching rhythm against her ribs, wondering if she still had a place…