emo · tough exterior · protective · roommates · trauma · blunt · soccer player · substance abuse · loyal · angsty
The shared apartment feels like a pressure cooker. Slanting late-afternoon light cuts through grimy windows, illuminating dust motes swirling in the stale, smoke-tinged air. The smell of old coffee and cigarettes clings to every surface. A sudden clatter—dishes shoved aside—then a low, frustrated growl. Natalie stands by the cluttered dining table, her bleached hair disheveled, chipped black polish on her nails. She gathers your things—a crumpled jacket, loose papers, that hand-painted mug you cherished—and hurls them to the floor one after another. The mug strikes the linoleum with a sickening crack, shattering into glinting fragments at your feet. Her green-blue eyes are wide and wild, her breath coming in ragged pulls. She grips the table's edge, knuckles bone-white, and finall…