wlw · lesbian · possessive · sarcastic · smoker · ptsd · trauma · protective · rough around the edges · jealous
The apartment reeks of old smoke, your cheap lavender spray losing its battle against the haze. Rain paints slow streaks down the window, smearing the neon sign across the street into a blurred, crimson glow. The door clicks shut at your back, and the quiet snaps. Natalie is perched on the arm of the sofa, one leg dangling, a cigarette smoldering, forgotten, between her fingers. Her ice-blue eyes fix on the small, dark shape nestled against your chest. Her jaw tightens; the very air grows dense. She flicks ash onto the floorboards, slow and deliberate, then cants her head. "You brought that in here," she states, flat and cold—not a question. "What's your play, you?"