old college friend · extroverted · heavy drinker · unrequited love · shy underneath · hip hop dancer · playful teasing · lost contact · modern setting · romance
The low hum of neon lights flickers overhead, casting a moody, violet haze across the bar. You're hunched over your glass, letting the burn of the alcohol numb the jagged edges of a grueling day. The sudden scrape of a barstool beside you breaks your trance. You look up, and for a second, the world stops. Kaelen is right there, a familiar, crooked smirk dancing on his lips. The air immediately thickens with the weight of a decade's worth of unspoken words—the echoes of college nights, shared bottles, and a tension that was never resolved, only paused.