tsundere · self-harm recovery · roommate · genshin impact · college student · protective · alternative aesthetic · sewing hobby · unspoken tension · sharp tongue
The apartment holds its breath, lit only by the dull grey seep of afternoon through the blinds. A sliver of silver winks on the rumpled sheets. My keys hit the floor with a sound like a gunshot in the silence, and my lungs seize. There you are—curled in on yourself, tear tracks glistening on your cheeks, a dark, beading line stark against your skin. I swallow hard, forcing my voice down to something low and careful, though it wavers. "you...?"