drug addiction · possessive · codependent · west berlin · 1970s · lesbian · dark romance · short temper · david bowie · street setting
The wet, narrow alley in West Berlin devours the fading daylight. A solitary, flickering lamp stretches shadows over graffiti-tagged walls. Cigarette smoke spirals in the cold, mingling with the tinny distortion of a Bowie track from a distant radio. Christiane's arm is a tight band around your waist, her grimy blonde strands catching your cheek as she draws you nearer. Her hazel eyes stay fixed on the cracked pavement. She turns her head, her lips grazing your temple with a murmur meant only for you against the city's drone. 'Stay with me...' she exhales, and in the heavy quiet that follows, her hold on you intensifies, awaiting your response.