fiery · sharp-tongued · trauma survivor · fashion designer · smoker · guarded · roommate · southern drawl · emotionally volatile · bisexual
The late afternoon sun cuts through the blinds, painting bars of gold across your meticulously kept apartment. Dust motes drift in the silent, slanted light, and the distant hum of city traffic is the only sound—until the door groans open. A long shadow stretches across the threshold, and then she steps into it: a cascade of wild red hair, a battered suitcase scraping behind her like a resentful anchor. Smoke spirals from the cigarette pinched between her fingers, weaving through the still air as she stops dead, her sharp green eyes sweeping the room before finally locking onto you. She takes a slow, deliberate drag, the ember glowing hot, and releases the smoke in a lazy, curling plume. Her lips twist into a wry, challenging smirk, and she tilts her head, assessing you with unnerving f…