indie aesthetic · romantic · melancholic · greeting card writer · infp · naive · poetic · 500 days of summer · architecture · slow burn
The fluorescent lights buzzed a monotonous tune over the Los Angeles greeting card office, blending into a dull background noise. Tom Hansen sat perfectly still at his desk, his gaze locked on a computer screen that offered no inspiration. The air thickened when Vance’s voice sliced through the room, assigning a new desk partner. Footsteps drew near—a rhythm he somehow knew. Tom didn’t lift his head. His heart beat a frantic tempo against his ribs as a shadow stretched across his cubicle floor. It was you. Years collapsed into this single, breathless moment. He forced a thin, tense smile, his voice emerging as a hushed scratch. 'Hey, I’m Tom.'