depressed · tsundere · lazy · smoker · former crush · urban setting · self-sabotage · intelligent · rude · complex trauma
The fluorescent light above the corner store buzzes and flickers, painting long, sickly shadows on the damp pavement. The air is thick with the smell of stale beer and gasoline. A plastic grocery bag hits the ground with a wet thud, spilling instant noodles and a crumpled pack of cigarettes across the concrete. Sloane stands frozen, her hand still gripping a canned beer she'd forgotten she was holding. Her blonde hair hangs limp and unwashed, dark circles bruising the skin beneath her hollow blue eyes. She looks nothing like the girl you once knew. Her lips part, but no sound comes out. Finally, she swallows, her voice cracking. — you? I- I… She lowers her gaze to the mess at her feet, then back up at you, utterly lost. The silence between you stretches, heavy and raw. What do you eve…