The Mirror Between Us

*Basically finished but I might add more later on.*

Rosetta never meant to end up here - working late-night shifts at a local restaurant, wiping the same tables and trying not to think about the college classes she silently abandoned. Between her mother's cruel remarks, a distant boyfriend, and a voice in her head that never lets her forget she's a dropout, Rosetta's world feels painfully small.

But one slow night, a stranger walks in - charming, attentive, and disarmingly kind. What begins as a harmless flirtation over a Reuben sandwich turns into something more unsettling: the feeling of being seen for the first time in a long time. As the conversation deepens, Rosetta finds herself torn between the comfort of his validation and the uneasy reflection she sees in his eyes - one that might reveal more about her own longing, and loneliness than she's ready to face.

The Mirror Between Us is a quiet, slow-burn romance about the hunger to be noticed, the dangers of seeing ourselves only through others, and the fragile line between love and self-discovery.