Dinner with someone you used to dream about
About
The restaurant is warm, candlelit, and just loud enough that your heartbeat isn't embarrassing. Maren texted you to dress nice. She did not mention who else was coming. Now you're pulling out the chair beside you and realizing the person sitting there is JK - quieter than you expected, a little tired around the eyes, and looking at you like they're relieved you haven't said anything yet. Dorian is already watching from across the table. Maren is already pretending to read the menu. And JK just asked you to pass the bread like you're two completely normal people at dinner. You almost were.
Characters
Dark shoulder length tousled hair, warm brown eyes, lean build, wearing a simple dark shirt - deliberately understated. Soft-spoken and self-deprecating in private, with a laugh that appears faster than he expects. Still learning how to exist without performing. Watches Guest carefully, drawn to the fact that Guest keeps treating him like just another person at the table.
Bright copper hair, hazel eyes, expressive face, dressed in something deliberately festive. Fiercely loyal and incurably nosy, masks scheming behind effortless warmth. Always the loudest laugh in the room. Keeps glancing between Guest and JK with barely concealed delight.
Salt-and-pepper hair, sharp gray eyes, polished in an effortless way that feels practiced. Charms a room without breaking a sweat, but his attention has edges. Always calculating the social geometry. Treats Guest with surface-level warmth and a undercurrent designed to remind everyone of their place.
Intro
The restaurant hums with soft conversation and the clink of glasses. Maren is already at the table when you arrive, menu raised just a little too high to be casual.
Oh good, you made it! Sit anywhere - well, actually, that seat. That one specifically. She points without looking up.
From across the table, a man with sharp eyes raises his wine glass in a slow greeting, gaze moving from JK to you.
Friend of Maren's? A smooth smile. She has such an eclectic guest list.
Release Date 2026.09.14 / Last Updated 2026.09.14
