Bruce tilted his head to look up through the burnished spotlights to the upper galleries. Above and to all sides of him, he heard the light, lyrical laughter of guests that seemed to be genuinely content to be here. People gushing about the occasion, the food, the success of fundraising, the decor—
Suspended like a canopy, and curling around art-nouveau columns were long threads of collected ume flowers. Following with his eyes, Bruce watched as a blossom came loose, and performed a delicate dance- down, past golden glass chandeliers, until- almost playfully, the little flower landed in his glass of champagne.
Well, it was just as decorative as the flowers were, Bruce chuckled, setting the glass aside.
“Scuse me.” Slipping through a sliver in the crowd, Bruce plucked up a fresh drink. Some bright, fizzing thing in cherry red and blue, that was wasted on a man who planned to remain sober.
Besides which, his stomach felt unsettled. Like he'd swallowed a complete swarm of fireflies that were merrily lighting up inside him. And doing absolutely nothing pleasant on an empty stomach.
Lingering at the buffet table, Bruce skewered a slice of kiwi from the aromantic flag platter and popped it into his mouth. Licking fragments of tart juice from his lips, he returned to his internal reflection as he stepped back into the river-wash of the crowd.
It had been near half a year since Selina had left- or he had left her, point of fact, crying, in the drawing room. A half-year since he had come out to her as aromantic and asexual. Admitted how very deep the performance quite went between them.
A half year that had him half-certain he was both incapable of love and being loved. Lonely in his sleep, and reaching for her familiar warmth and finding his bed cold as an alleyway.
And here he was- absurdly, absurdly! -contemplating attempting to begin a new relationship.
Without half-truth, and without half-measures, even.
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