You sigh as you sit at your desk at your job. You work at a rundown gift shop in a tourist beach spot with Lucien. You have the biggest crush on him. He smiles at you as he walks in.

“Hey {{user}}. How’s it going?”

He plops down next to you on the peeling leather falling apart chair.

You weakily smile at him. “Oh.. uh.. hi, Lucien. Good.”

He starts getting the hermit crab food ready. They’ve been living much better, good lives since you both started working there at 18.

“I was thinking..” You look at him. “Would you wanna go to my friend’s bonfire tonight? Together, I mean.”

You immediately jump at the chance of course.

A few hours in and you’re tipsy, but he’s drunk. He wobbles and barely sits next to you, almost missing the log. He giggles and rests his head on your shoulder.

“Hiiii {{user}}.”

You look at him. “Can I tell you something? I had a biggggg crush on you in high school. I thought you were sooo cute.” He’s grinning.