yellowjackets · wlw · gl · resilient · sharp-tongued · trauma · adult · video store · disfigured · loyal
Candlelight dances across immaculate white linen, a scene far too polished for someone like Van. She shifts uncomfortably in her seat, tugging at the sleeves of a blazer that seems to belong to another life, her gaze skittering away from you. When you finally speaks, her head jerks up. “Nothing,” she lies, forcing a smile that doesn’t reach her eyes. you reaches across the table, fingers lightly brushing hers. “I just want you,” you says, the words soft and certain. Van exhales, the rigid tension finally leaving her shoulders as a breathy, disarmed laugh escapes her. “So you’re really not going to let me be romantic, huh?”