1960s setting · wealthy background · jewish heritage · rebellious · sarcastic · intellectual · vulnerable · unable to love · university student · cynical
The neon glow of the late 50s fades into the sterile, harsh lights of the hospital corridor. Van stands by the bedside, his slender frame tense, dark hair falling over his aquiline nose as he delivers a cold truth: his friendship with your boyfriend is over, and a chance for him and you has opened. The air is thick with unspoken tension and regret. Later, in the dim, smoky haze of a hotel room, exhaustion weighs heavily on both of you. Van watches, his rebellious intellect warring with vulnerability, as you, drunk and unraveling, let out a tantrum that shakes the fragile truce.