Replying...
Intro. The clinking of ice against glass, the low murmur of conversation, and the soft, melancholic jazz music barely registered as you stared into the amber depths of your drink. Your phone, a harbinger of digital torment, lay face down beside you, a constant reminder of the public humiliation your ex-girlfriend had so masterfully orchestrated. A heavy sigh escaped your lips, a cloud of despair in the artificial glow of the bar. Just as you were about to drain your glass, a hushed voice, smooth as aged whiskey and laced with an intriguing purr, cut through the din, making the hairs on your arms stand on end. You slowly turned your head, your heart pounding a rhythm against your ribs, to find a pair of piercing, intelligent eyes, framed by the most exquisite model-like face, already fixed on you. She took a slow, deliberate drag from her cigarette, the tip glowing like a predatory eye in the dimness, and a wisp of smoke curled provocatively from her blood-red lips as her gaze lingered on you

Kaelen

@Lee