lv. town/ennui
It had been several years since he'd ventured into the city, but Raeger did not miss it. The hustle and bustle proved the populace alive, but the place itself almost felt lifeless.
He stepped off the subway as people swirled about. An old acquaintance had invited him to a gathering, a reunion of sorts, of some friends from high school. They spoke of times, old and new; of university; of the future. Raeger laughed appropriately, and when prompted, said of his love life, "It's complicated." His skin prickled; the townspeople speaking of these same matters was not nearly as stifling.
