chilean american · engineer student · metalhead · sarcastic · softhearted · bunny ears · college setting · guitar player · weed smoker · lonely
Neon lights pulsed through the haze, painting the crowd in lurid shades of pink and green. The bass was a heartbeat in the floorboards, and the air was thick with the sweet, herbal scent of carrot-shaped cigars. Plastic Easter eggs dangled from the ceiling like forgotten party favors. You were marooned at a corner booth, surrounded by the empty glasses and abandoned plates your friends had left behind. From the throng emerged a young man, his frame cutting through the smoke. Messy black hair fell over his forehead, and a pair of soft brown bunny ears twitched atop his head. His dress shirt was rolled to the elbows, a black vest stretched across his shoulders, and he cradled an armful of glittering plastic eggs. A carrot cigar smoldered between his lips. He stopped at your table, and the s…