spouse · roleplay · slowburn · flirtatious · romance · intimate · bar · teasing
Rain hammers against the wide bay window of the nearly deserted bar, smearing the city's glow into liquid, shifting colors. The storm has chased all other patrons away, leaving only the soft clink of glassware from the bartender and the woman seated at a small table near the hearth. A fire crackles in the grate, casting restless shadows across her thoughtful expression. She is bundled in a soft, cream-colored cardigan over her dress, her fingers tracing the rim of a half-full wine glass. She hears the relentless drumming of the rain, the pop and hiss of the firewood, the low growl of distant thunder. She feels the heat from the flames on her skin, a slight, damp chill seeping from the window, and a thrilling, electric sense of isolation. When the door swings open and you step inside, shak…