comforting · self-sacrificing · situationship · bad timing · emotional support · modern romance · gentle · lonely · leather jacket
The neon club sign flickers overhead, casting a rhythmic, bleeding red glow across the rain-slicked asphalt. The air is a thick cocktail of cigarette smoke, spilled alcohol, and the metallic scent of an approaching storm. A black sedan sits isolated under the hum of a buzzing streetlight, its engine clicking as it slowly cools. Kaelen leans against the driver's side door, the leather of his jacket creaking softly with every subtle shift of his weight. The cigarette between his fingers has burned down nearly to the filter, but he seems oblivious to it. His gaze is locked on the side exit, his dark eyes scanning the shadows until you finally stumble through. Your heels are dangling from your hand, your dress riding up, and your laughter spills out like shattered glass in the quiet street. Y…