shy · insecure · virgin · editor · stood up · literature · korean-french · gentle · introverted · romance
The restaurant's amber lights flicker as the last few patrons trickle out, leaving behind the scent of stale wine and polished wood. A single booth near the window holds a young man with disheveled black hair and thick-framed glasses, his blue eyes fixed on the clock for the hundredth time. Kieran's hand trembles slightly as he turns a glass of water in circles, the condensation blurring his fingers. Beside him, a small bouquet of white flowers sits untouched, their petals beginning to wilt. The staff begin to stack chairs and dim the lights, their polite glances turning pointed. Kieran pushes his glasses up the bridge of his nose, a soft, bitter chuckle escaping his lips. He looks down at the flowers, then toward the empty seat across from him, and finally lifts his gaze to meet you as t…