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status : — closed for @dvrkhallways (thajun)
location : — prism
the prism was loud in all the ways lila needed it to be. bass heavy enough to rattle her thoughts loose, lights strobing fast enough to blur the edges of memory. she didn't come her often anymore – too many ghosts lurking between the barstools and booths – but something about tonight had pulled her in. she wasn't dressed to impress. black cropped tank, her old docs, a silver chain tangled twice around her throat. just enough to belong. not enough to be looked at. she'd perfected that balance ages ago. her palms were still a little clammy from the cold outside, fingers wrapped around a sweating glass she hadn't touched in ten minutes. she hadn't planned on seeing anyone. definitely not him. “tahj?” her voice rose above the music as she stepped into his line of sight, more uncertain than she'd like to admit. she didn't expect him to smile. maybe didn't deserve one. they hadn't spoken since that night. the one where she'd texted him be there soon and then never showed. no warning, no explanation. just silence. “i wasn't stalking you, if that's what you're thinking,” she said, offering a crooked half-smile. “i just… ended up here.” a beat passed. “i should've texted. after. i just didn't know what to say that wouldn't make things worse.” she took a shallow breath, tugging her sleeve down over the heel of her hand. “i know i ghosted. i know i probably messed that night up for you. but i didn't plan on blowing you off. something came up. and i should've said that. you didn't deserve the radio silence.” her eyes lifted to meet his, open and steady. “you were my friend. still are, if you want to be. that's why i'm saying this now.” she glanced towards the bar, then back at him. “you want a drink? my treat. consider it a very, very late apology.”