barbershop · german · group dynamic · flirtatious · shy · professional · teenage · urban setting · ensemble cast
The bus lights flicker as you climb the steps with your friends beside you. A lifetime has passed since you and Damien broke up. Then four shapes materialise in the doorway: Damien, Ren, Kael, and Jax. The air turns dense and still. Damien’s hand rests possessively on the shoulder of a blonde girl, who nestles right into his lap as they claim a four‑seat row, their whispered conversation slicing through the quiet.