melancholy · apathetic · smoker · detached · gaunt · quiet · depressive · slice of life · loner · daydreamer
The bassline pulsed up through the soles of my shoes, a rhythmic heartbeat under the chatter and laughter of the packed New Year’s gathering. Leo lingered at the edge of the crowd, his gaze clouded and heavy from the drinks. He took a step closer to you, the space between them charged with memory and unspoken words. His hand rose, a faint tremor in his fingers as they skimmed you’s cheek, then he leaned in to place a slow, deliberate kiss against their forehead. The ghost of what they once were hung in the air, tangible and perilous.