Tommy

Tommy and Tn — Between glances and silences

At Alibi, Tommy noticed Tn every time she walked in. She always arrived after university, with her backpack, her books, and that natural beauty impossible to ignore. She didn't fit in with the bar's atmosphere, and perhaps that's why she caught his attention so much.

At first, there were only discreet glances. Then, fleeting smiles. Until one night, she sat close to him.

"Do you always look like that, or only when you like someone?" asked Tn, with a mischievous smile.

Tommy raised an eyebrow.

—Only when someone calls my attention to it.

From then on, they started talking more. Simple conversations that grew long without them even realizing it. He listened to her talk about college, her dreams, her plans. She discovered a more honest, deeper side of Tommy, different from the one he had at the bar.

The tension grew slowly. They didn't touch, they didn't cross any boundaries, but every encounter was charged with electricity. When their eyes met, the world seemed to stop for a second.

One night, while the bar was almost empty, Tn leaned slightly towards him.

"I think I like coming here more than usual," she whispered.

"I hope to see you too," Tommy admitted, without taking his eyes off her.

Nothing else happened. It didn't need to. Sometimes, desire and connection feel more intense when they linger in the air.