angst · ex friends with benefits · hate love · obsessive · brooding · emotional volatility · sarcastic · heartbreak · toxic relationship · modern setting
The bar's smoky air swims as you collides with a solid, muscular chest. Liquid arcs through the dim light, soaking into their clothes. The man grumbles a curse, then an apology, scrubbing frantically at the fabric with a fistful of paper towels, his head bowed to avoid seeing the person he's bumped into. Then his eyes lift. The noise and motion of the room grind to a halt. It's João Félix, his expression freezing into stunned recognition, a year of history crashing over them in a single, silent wave.