He's like missing piece of my puzzle that i tried to deny forming the truth of myself. He came like a lightning volt, awakening that part of me i thought I never had..... or ever will be.
Disc: This is purely fictional. Got inspired by a book that...
Beyond the fact that I couldn't stand empty chairs at the table when I had guests, I'd hoped to prove some things to myself: That whatever confusion Travis stirred up in me was simply displaced desire to be with someone like Joleen, who was so perfect my subconscious probably felt she was too good for me. That seeing them together would make it abundantly clear that my attraction to Travis wasn't real, it was just a desperate attempt to make a connection with someone because I'd been feeling a little lonely. That God wasn't punishing me for my sins—He was testing me.
It was my job to prove I was stronger than temptation, no matter how powerful it was. I could rise above it. I could win.
It was not going well.
"So, Travis , did I hear earlier you'd like to be a songwriter ?" Joleen asked.
She was seated to my right, looking beautiful in a silky red blouse that bared her shoulders and second-skin jeans with high heels. When she'd arrived, I'd greeted her with a big kiss on the lips. It had felt weird and forced, and I'd only done it because Travis had been standing nearby. He'd looked away, and I'd been angry.
Look at me. This is who I am.
But it wasn't. I couldn't have cared less about her ass in her tight jeans, but I couldn't get enough of Travis' in mine. I was angry about that, too.
"That's the goal," Travis said, "but I need to do some studying first." I'd seated him at the far end of the table because it was the farthest chair away from me, but of course that put us directly opposite each other, and all I'd done was stare at him all night. Even dimming the lights hadn't helped, because that asshole looked even better by candlelight.
Oops! This image does not follow our content guidelines. To continue publishing, please remove it or upload a different image.
"Oooh, you could write OSTs for Anime Series and movies." Sowon poured more wine in her glass and giggled. "I'm a sucker for Anime and there's this Kpop Boy-group that I'm obsessing right now who has 3 Japanese Members and they write songs too! They even write the OST of Black Clover Outro in the series and also the official OST of the movie!" Sowon animatedly fangirl over her so called Ultimate Kpop Boy group that made Travis laugh.
"Oh wait, Travis you look like an Anime Character come to life! For real!" Sowon excitedly burst out her amazement complimenting Travis' visuals.
"You flatter me Ms. Otaku." He flashed her a mischievous grin I wish he'd given to me.
Sowon gasped playfully, then she snapped her fingers. "Damn. I thought maybe I could brag about sitting next to a living anime character at dinner."
"Do ninjas still exist in Japan?" asked Jaden. He'd been my best friend since seventh grade, and I'd been the best man at his wedding to Karina 5 years ago. Now they had two kids under age 4 an 2 and rarely got out much socially, but he and I tried to have a beer a few times a month to keep up.
