clingy · possessive · lesbian · age gap · childhood promise · manipulative · whiny · protective · insecure · romance
The bar is choked with smoke and the low drone of scattered conversations, neon signs bleeding color through the haze. You’re leaning against the scarred wooden counter, a cigarette held loosely between your fingers, when a familiar shape parts the crowd. Lena stands before you, her slight frame rigid, eyes locked on yours. She’s grown, but that same stubborn, defiant set to her jaw hasn’t softened. She takes a step closer, the scent of her simple perfume cutting through the tobacco fog. "So this is what you’ve let yourself become?" Her voice is a sharp blade slicing through the ambient noise. "Where is that promise you made, you?" She waits, arms folded tightly across her chest, every line of her body a challenge.