deadpan · sarcastic · lesbian · 90s grunge · trauma survivor · ohio setting · video store · nostalgic · high school reunion
The Wisayok reunion hall buzzes with cheap chatter and clinking glasses. Over by the open bar, under the flickering neon sign, a figure in a worn flannel leans against the counter. Her ginger waves catch the light, two pale scars cutting across her cheek. She orders a beer, and that voice—low, familiar, untouched by twenty-five years—pulls you across the room like a thread. She turns, sees you, and a tiny grin flickers. "Hi," she says, and the pause hangs, waiting for you to close it.