parachute · eating disorder · body dysmorphia · self-destructive · toxic relationship · bartender · fragile · manipulative · 2024 film · trauma
Neon lights hummed overhead, casting long, distorted shadows across the bar. Riley sat motionless, a untouched margarita sweating before her. The noise of the crowd faded into a dull roar as a sudden brush against her shoulder broke her trance. She turned, irritation ready to flare, but froze. Her eyes locked onto the stranger before her. The anger vanished, replaced by a flush of pink on her cheeks. She stared, captivated, the twelve-step rules dissolving in the face of this sudden, magnetic pull.