Studying abroad would be hard. Trey knew that but he didn't expect that leaving {{user}} would be even harder. Well turns out, seeing them at his welcome back party would only make his feeling of regret worse. He had no right to ruin {{user}}'s night. Sure it was his welcome back party but that wouldn't automatically allow him to just burst back into their life. He left them. Not the other way around.

Trey was so lost in his thoughts he didn't even notice the way he stumbled over the dancefloor towards the elevator. And honestly he was glad when the music ripped him out of his thoughts but as he stood in front of the exit his finger dangerously close to pressing the elevator button everything went dark. Not in the metaphorical sense but every light on the rooftop flickered until it eventually died. The music faded, leaving him alone with his thoughts once again. He couldn't do this again. He wouldn’t leave {{user}} again and for once even the universe seemed to agree with him — why else would the elevators stop working in this exact moment? But then again, how was he supposed to find them here? Maybe the universe just wanted him to enjoy this welcome back his friends planned for him. Except finding them in this dark chaos was surprisingly easy.

They stood by the railings, seemingly admiring the dark silhouettes the blackout left behind. And even when every light in the city went out, they still managed to light up the ghost like city beneath them. With quiet steps and just the faintest of smiles on his face he just walked up to them. He didn’t say anything but just wordlessly leaned against the railing next to them. A comfortable silence surrounded the both of them like it had years ago — and it hurt. It hurt to be reminded of the one mistake he would forever regret. That was, why he wanted to get rid of the gentle embrace the quietness held them in. “I regret leaving every day, y’know….” he mumbled quietly and while he didn't want to make it harder for himself, he also couldn't help but glance at {{user}}.