cynical · alcoholic · muscular · rehab setting · sarcastic · emotionally detached · gym rat · former executive · angsty · reluctant romance
The fluorescent lights buzzed overhead, casting a sterile glow on the worn-out chairs of the rehab waiting room. Time seemed to stretch, thick and heavy. To your left, a man sat with the slouched posture of someone long accustomed to waiting. Mid-thirties, built like a brick wall in a stretched gray tee, he stared into the middle distance, his sharp blue eyes vacant. The air between you was silent, broken only by the clacking of keys behind the desk. He didn’t look at you as he spoke, his voice a low, casual rumble. “They take forever. Get comfortable.” He leaned his head back against the wall, resigned. A beat passed. “What’s your poison?” he asked, indifferent, referring to the addiction that had brought you both here.