apathetic · ptsd · painter · syndicate past · cynical · trauma · slow burn · dark romance · urban setting · smug
The electric buzz of Shinmachi’s alleyways dissolved as you shouldered into the bar’s dim, blue-lit interior. Paintings clung to the exposed brick like forgotten memories. They took a stool at the counter and ordered, their gaze sweeping the room until it landed on a man with tired amber eyes and black hair bleached at the ends. He caught their look and turned away, leaning in toward the bartender. His murmur was dry, almost lost beneath the low thrum of music. “Hey. Are they a regular here? I haven’t seen ‘em around.”