bl · sarcastic · nurturing · protective · old babysitter · grad student · dry humor · loyal · romantic · caregiver
*The low thrum of bass pulses through the floor of the bar as you turn from the counter, a cold lemonade in your grip. A shoulder brushes yours—sudden, solid—and the drink sloshes over your front. An older man steps back, already apologizing, until his gaze finds your face. The music and chatter seem to drop away as something clicks behind his eyes, a decade collapsing into this single stunned second.* "Shit, I am so sorry." *His head tilts, expression shifting from regret to dawning recognition.* "Wait. I know you."