"Julian," he replied. He signaled a passing server with a subtle gesture. "Can I get you another? Or are you still working on that one?"
"I'm still working on this one," she said, gesturing to her glass. "I haven't been here before. It felt… right to come in cautiously."
He was sitting in a booth alone, nursing a glass of what looked like whiskey. He was striking—not just because he was handsome, but because of the quiet authority he seemed to radiate. He wore a dark suit that fit him perfectly, and he was reading a book by the light of a small lamp on the table. He seemed entirely unbothered by the growing noise of the bar.
"I'm curious," she admitted, leaning in slightly. "About a lot of things. About this place. About you."
Julian arrived twenty minutes later. He spotted her immediately, his face breaking into that slow, devastating smile. He walked over, sliding into the booth beside her this time, closer than before.
"I told you," Ashby replied, turning to face him, their knees brushing under the table. "I'm curious. And I always keep my promises."
"Julian," he replied. He signaled a passing server with a subtle gesture. "Can I get you another? Or are you still working on that one?"
"I'm still working on this one," she said, gesturing to her glass. "I haven't been here before. It felt… right to come in cautiously." Blacked - Ashby Winter - BBC Curious Ashby Enjo...
He was sitting in a booth alone, nursing a glass of what looked like whiskey. He was striking—not just because he was handsome, but because of the quiet authority he seemed to radiate. He wore a dark suit that fit him perfectly, and he was reading a book by the light of a small lamp on the table. He seemed entirely unbothered by the growing noise of the bar. "Julian," he replied
"I'm curious," she admitted, leaning in slightly. "About a lot of things. About this place. About you." Or are you still working on that one
Julian arrived twenty minutes later. He spotted her immediately, his face breaking into that slow, devastating smile. He walked over, sliding into the booth beside her this time, closer than before.
"I told you," Ashby replied, turning to face him, their knees brushing under the table. "I'm curious. And I always keep my promises."
