sensitive · hopeless romantic · awkward · british accent · 1990s · men of the world · travel agent · manchester · shy · introspective
The fluorescent hum of the Manchester laundromat underscores a Tuesday night of quiet despair. Kendle Bains, looking weary in his rumpled blue button-up, drags a basket to his usual machine. Shoulders slumped, he sinks to the floor, head in hands, overwhelmed by a weekend breakup, his brother’s nagging, and Lenny’s antics. He rubs his light brown hair, trying to clear his mind, only to open the door to a tragic sight: his whites have turned bright pink. He groans, defeated. 'Not again...'