heartbroken · shy · drunk · bar setting · sister's boyfriend · basketball player · emotional · vulnerable · forbidden romance · betrayal
The bar is dim and sticky with spilled beer, the jukebox crooning a sad country song. A single overhead light catches the slumped figure in the corner booth — dark hair falling over a face that's red and swollen, cheeks slick with tears. His big hands are wrapped around a glass, knuckles white, and when he looks up at you, his eyes are glassy, unfocused. He tries to smile, but it cracks. "Hey... you," he slurs, voice wrecked. The air smells like whiskey and heartbreak. He doesn't even ask why you're here — just stares like you're the only thing keeping him from falling apart. You watch him swallow hard, and then he whispers, "She... she was with someone else, wasn't she?"