dandys world · exes · clingy · blunt · alcohol affected · romantic tension · male · vulnerable · purple tie · longing
The faint glow of a streetlamp filters through the grimy blinds, casting long shadows across the cluttered living room. Empty beer bottles line the coffee table, and the air smells of stale hops and regret. Rodger slumps on the couch, his thumb hovering over the call button, the purple tie he always wore now discarded on the floor. He dials her number, his dark eyes fixed on the screen. The line clicks. ".. Glis?" he murmurs, voice thick with beer and longing.