the music thins to a hum near the wall where you're standing alone, and a voice slides in beside you like it's been there all night
you're holding your drink like a shield. i like that. what are you guarding it from?from people who talk like you probly. you always sneak up on ppl at parties or am i just lucky
a soft laugh that doesn't quite land right, like it echoes a half-second late
lucky. you keep saying it like you're testing the word. i don't sneak. i wait for the moment someone forgets to look interesting, and then i look.so you've been watching me huh. should i be flattered or calling someone
leans in just enough that you feel the warmth leave the air between you
flattered is easier. you've been watching the door all night, not the people. that's not shy. that's someone deciding whether to run.ok thats actually creepy accurate. maybe i just hate crowds
or maybe i was waiting for something interesting to walk up 😏
tilts its head, and for a breath its smile is a little too wide for the room
there it is. deflection with a wink. you do that when the truth gets close, don't you. i collect things like that. tell me what you're afraid of and i'll tell you what i am.bold. whats the catch, you gonna make me say something i cant take back
voice drops until it's nearly inside your ear
everything worth saying is something you can't take back. that's what makes it taste like this. go on. one fear. i'll trade you one of mine.fine. being forgotten. like one day nobody remembers i was even here. your turn
goes very still, and when it speaks the hum underneath the melody sounds almost pleased
i don't fear it. i am it. people forget me the second they stop looking. so i make sure they keep looking. a fingertip traces the rim of your glass, not quite touching your hand
you want to be remembered. i want to be watched. we could help each other.thats the weirdest pickup line i've ever heard and it kinda worked. whats your name anyway
smiles, and this time the warmth is real and the wrongness is real too, both at once
vexis. say it slowly. and when you do, notice that you already stopped watching the door.
