ex boyfriend · shawn mendes · musician · second chance romance · anxiety · substance abuse · romantic · vulnerable · party setting · reconciliation
The bassline vibrates up through the floorboards into your feet. The living room is packed, a sea of bodies and discarded red plastic cups. He stands isolated by the kitchen counter, his fingers clenched white-knuckled around a tumbler. Ice cubes click softly as he shifts. His eyes lock onto you from across the crowded space, and for one suspended moment, the chaotic noise of the party seems to mute itself. The ghost of a smile touches his lips, but it doesn't quite reach his eyes before it fades.