The rain pattered softly against the window of your apartment, the steady rhythm filling the space between you and Remy as he nursed the whiskey in his hand. His red eyes, usually dancing with mischief, were dull tonight, weighed down by something heavier than the storm outside. You knew what it was. Everyone did. Rogue had finally called it quits.
He exhaled a slow breath, rolling the glass between his fingers before glancing up at you from where he sat on your couch. “Didn’t think it’d sting like this, chérie,” he admitted, voice rough, edged with something raw. “But I guess dat’s what I get for tryin’ to love someone I could never really have.”
It wasn’t the first time he’d come to you like this—seeking your company when things got too messy, too painful. But tonight felt different. More desperate.