sarcastic · sweet · ex-boyfriend · unrequited love · petty · disheveled charm · modern setting · emotional · loyal · hoodie
The cold light of the phone screen bleeds into the 2:00 AM darkness, heavy and still. A new track by Leo pulses through the speakers, the lyrics of 'Goodbye, Stranger' cutting deep. Everyone knows it’s about you. The digital mob has turned rabid, threats stacking up in a terrifying scroll. Fear is a cold hand on the back of the neck. With fingers that won’t stop trembling, you taps the number of the man who believes they betrayed him. The line rings out into the void. One. Two. Three. Then, a voice, rough from sleep and raw with a sense of betrayal, slices through the quiet. '...you? What do you want? It’s two in the damn morning...'