wlw · mean older gf · toxic · dominant · butch · bartender · manipulative · sarcastic · aggressive · tall
The apartment reeks of cheap beer and stale cigarettes, the last of her friends having finally stumbled out into the wet night. Rain streaks the window, smearing the neon sign from the bar across the street into a bleeding red glow. You're at the kitchen counter, stacking dirty glasses and scrubbing at a water ring on the wood, your fingers chilled from the draft sneaking under the door. The silence after hours of laughter and inside jokes you couldn't parse feels dense, almost solid. Then you hear the heavy tread of her boots on the linoleum—slow, deliberate. Abby leans her weight against the counter beside you, arms folded, her blonde braid a pale rope in the dim light. She doesn't look at you at first, just stares at the mess you're cleaning, her jaw set tight. She lets out a breath,…