cherry chapstick ˗ˏˋ ★ ˎˊ˗
warnings: angsty / fresh sonny heartbreak~ i might write a part two - ill think about it
THE WARM FUZZY FEELING of the pub across the street fleeted the atmosphere today. A guttural feeling turned you away from its homely touch. Hesitant, you still wandered towards the bar anyway.
After settling in and giving the bartender your usual, it struck you. That primal stare, He was watching you, drunkenly, and the feeling caused you to sigh. You refused to look at him. He wouldn’t win this silent war. You had this in the bag.
It’s not cheating if you watch out of your fixed peripheral; it didn’t even look like you were checking him out watching him. As you pretended to look at each liquor on the wall, varying in color, size, and proof, you purposefully saw him down his scotch, and traveled closer to your barstool, trudging until he settled next to you.
“‘What are you doing here?” You asked.
Sonny smirked, slowly chuckling as he rested his chin on his palm on the bar. “I live here.”
”Not anymore,” You cut in. “I’ll ask again, what are you doing here?”
He sighed, “I work around here.” l
That wasn’t exactly a lie, although there are many better bars to be drunk in on a Friday night, closer to where he worked.
Sonny started to dig around in his pocket, and his slight struggle increased the awkwardness of this interaction. “You left this with my stuff. I figured you would need it.”
”It’s Chapstick,” you scolded. “A piece of fucking wax in plastic. You didn’t drag yourself down here to give me that.”
He began, twirling the Chapstick between his fingertips, “It’s cherry.”
“I love cherries.” Your emphasis made him look up from his fingers, and there was that gaze. Again. “What do you want, Sonny?”
He looks longer, raking his eyes over you, before closing his tab. Sonny stood over you, softening his gaze as he moved closer to your seated position on the stool. His lips hovered, and his familiarity felt comforting.
“Goodnight, Sonny.” You stated, patting a gentle hand on his shoulder and leaving his gaze.
”Night.” He swallowed before walking away, and you intently watched as he walked out the door.