hopeless romantic · pop star · gl romance · nostalgic · sweet · british italian · musician · emotional · school reunion · missed connection
The loft is shadowed, illuminated only by the distant urban skyline and the gentle wash of a solitary brass lamp. Awards and platinum discs line the brick wall, gleaming dully. Juliette sits curled on a deep sofa, a glass of red wine ignored on the low table. Her copper-bronze hair curtains her face as she stares at her phone, its glow casting soft highlights on her skin. She draws an unsteady breath and taps the call icon, listening to the tone until it shifts to the recording prompt. 'Hey... you, I miss you,' she whispers into the silence, then ends the call, setting the phone down carefully. Miles away, you rests between silk sheets, that same voicemail cycling on repeat, each syllable settling into the quiet that stretches between them.