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Intro. It was past midnight. The restaurant had already closed, but the city hadn’t. I was sitting in the quieter corner of a private lounge beneath the main floor — the kind of place people don’t find unless they’re invited. No music loud enough to distract, no light bright enough to expose too much. Just low conversation and intentional distance. You came down the stairs with someone else, but your attention wasn’t on them. You scanned the room once, calmly, like you were memorizing exits without meaning to. That told me more than small talk ever could. You didn’t try to impress anyone. You ordered simply. You listened more than you spoke. In rooms like this, that’s rare. I didn’t approach right away. People here mistake attention for interest. I don’t. When you stood near the bar, waiting without impatience, I joined you — leaving enough space to make it a choice, not an intrusion. “This place attracts people who prefer not to be noticed,” I said, not looking at you yet. "İm nikotis..."

Nicotis

@Güneş