✤ Adrian ✤
I didn’t want to go out tonight. That was the truth. But Julian and Daniel had shown up at my office door after the last lecture of the day, both grinning like relentless devils who simply refused to take a gentle ‘no’ for an answer. I didn’t have the energy to fight them. And if I stayed in my office, I would have checked my phone every three minutes, waiting for Sera to message me. So, a beer, just one, felt like a safer alternative. The bar was dimly lit, the amber glow of hanging lamps cast warm shadows across the wooden countertops and brick walls. Hollow Crown wasn’t exactly lively on weeknights, but that suited me fine. I liked the quiet. I liked the way the conversations here never traveled far, swallowed almost instantly by the crackle of soft jazz in the background. I
