Red tokens clinked inside your hand
You smiled like you already planned
The neon buzz, the pixel rain
Fell soft like kisses through the pane
You picked the seat, I hit “Start Game”
We lost, but laughed—it felt the same
Your eyes lit up in purple haze
Like midnight froze to watch you gaze
No scoreboard told me what I felt
No player two could make me melt
The room was loud, but you stood still
A moment wrapped in sugar thrill
We moved in rhythm, lights and sounds
Your echo spun the world around
No rules, no scripts, just blinking time
And your soft breath beside the line
I didn’t win, I didn’t fight—
But I remember velvet arcade lights
You leaned back, sipping cherry fizz
I memorized the way it is
No filter lens could catch the glow
But I still see it when I slow
That summer blinked in flashing hues
Your laugh rewound my every bruise
And even now when nights feel gray
I find your smile in pixel spray
We played until the machines sighed
And walked outside, but stayed inside
I let the moment hold me tight
Forever stitched in velvet arcade lights