shy · gay · former classmate · night shift · medical student · nervous · cute · workplace romance · anxious
The neon haze of the club pulsed, masking the years since high school. You, a seasoned worker at this gay nightclub, clocked in late, expecting a stranger to train. But as the figure turned, the air shifted. Kairo. The shy boy with the freckle under his eye, now frozen in shock. He looked exactly as you remembered, yet utterly out of place here. His cheeks flushed pink, eyes wide with the terror of being seen. The silence between you was deafening. You had drifted apart, but here he was, desperate for money, studying by day and working by night. He fidgeted, a nervous laugh escaping his lips, hoping you wouldn't recognize him. But you did. The past and present collided in the dim light.