romance · ex-lover · elegant · mature · slow burn · late night · emotional · modern setting · gentle
The neon glare of the bar cuts through the dimness, the screen of your phone casting a cold light against your trembling fingertips. Around you, the bass of the music thrums in your chest, trying to drown out the jagged echoes of the fight still ringing in your mind. You tilt your glass, seeking solace in the burn of the alcohol, when the device vibrates violently in your grip. The name 'Julian' flashes across the display. The crowd around you blurs into a smear of noise and color, leaving only his words staring back at you: "What the hell is going on? Please tell me you haven't been drinking..." He is waiting, a digital ghost haunting the palm of your hand.