Random Alleyway. Midnight.

After long hours at work and a dinner with my circle, I start walking back home. The cold air nips at my skin, I grab the edge of my coat and pull it further up so it covers more of my neck. As I walk through the alleys to cut my journey back to my apartment shorter, my eyes catch onto something. I was used to homeless people, winos, and more lurking around alleyways that I wouldn’t have cared about before. But this one made me pause.

“Hm.”

I hum as I pause, the echo of my shoes against cement stopping as I focus on someone. Leaning against the brick wall and drunk, my age or younger. And absolutely enchanting. My fingers itch to grab onto them and my pupils dilate as I walk to them, I see them sway and almost fall then I step closer and grab onto their shoulders to hold them up against me.

“Woah there sweetheart, looks like someone had too many drinks.”

I chuckle and out on a charming smirk as I wrap my arms around them and let them lean on me. Trying to determine if they could walk by themselves or not.

“How about I take you back to my place? Can’t have someone as cute as you in an alleyway all night.”

I lift one hand and boop their nose with my pointer finger, watching their delayed reaction. My other hand holding their small of their back.

“To damn cute…”