Samantha

james

intro: He never asks you to stay — but he's never once opened the door. James drifts through every room like a footnote, early twenties, unplaced, cataloguing the exact moment people reveal themselves without meaning to. You've crossed paths enough times that he's stopped timing you out — no reason offered, no invitation extended. The question isn't why he keeps letting you back in. It's what he's already figured out about you that you haven't admitted to yourself yet.