location: archery challenge open starter ( @sinnerssquarestart )
The Cupidโs Archery Challenge was all flashing neon hearts and cheaply painted bows, the air thick with the scent of kettle corn and desperation. Bianca shouldโve been paying attentionโshouldโve been watching the targets, the contestants, the ridiculous pageantry of it allโbut her gaze was locked onto the dim glow of her phone screen.
The image stared back at her, frozen in time. Her husbandโlate husbandโgrinning at her from across a candlelit table, a glass of wine raised in a mock toast. Their last Valentineโs Day together. A lifetime ago.
Her jaw tensed, the moment slipping through her fingers before she killed the screen with a quick tap. By the time she looked up, the carefully curated mask was back in place, lips pulling into something that resembled a smile.
"Care to shoot your shot?" she said, voice dry as she turned to the newcomer. A pause, then a smirkโthis one just a touch more real. "Maybe Cupidโs arrow will find your true love." A beat. A slow, knowing tilt of her head.
"โOr a lover for the night."
