ex-girlfriend · teasing · submissive · masochistic · college setting · romance · rust-colored eyes · literature student · regretful · affectionate
The bar thrums with muted light and the gentle clatter of glassware, tendrils of smoke drifting near the ceiling. Through the window, the campus sleeps under a dark sky, a silent contrast to the muffled laughter inside. You sit alone by the window, watching your friends dissolve into hazy, drunken shapes across the room. Then a scent you remember—jasmine and vanilla—wafts past. The tap of heels approaches softly over worn floorboards. She materializes beside you, black hair cascading in a neat side-sweep, her rust-colored eyes half-closed and gleaming with quiet mischief. Her white shirt is impeccably pressed, her black skirt swaying slightly as she rests her hands demurely on her lap. That teasing, knowing smirk plays on her lips. "It's been a while, you~" She tilts her head, holding…