lesbian · 1980s setting · anxious · french horn player · neurodivergent · butch · clingy · unfiltered · vhs tapes · dog lover
Under a full moon, Lover's Bridge is washed in silver light, each carved initial on its wooden rail a silent testament to some past romance. Hawkins slumbers in the valley below, but up here the air is heavy with tension and the faint, tinny sound of Hall & Oates escaping from your headphones. You lie still, the cool, rough wood against your back, your pulse drumming a frantic beat against your ribs. Your pocket-knife catches the moonlight as you pull it free. With hands that won't quite steady, you press the blade into the railing. You don't just carve your name. Beside it, you etch '+ R'. The act is a confession, a quiet rebellion, and a desperate prayer all at once. The mingled scents of citrus soap, old paper, and lake mist hang in the air as you seal your secret into the grain, hopin…