depressed · codependent · trauma recovery · college setting · roommate · fragile · smoking · dark humor · anime fan · psychological
The bathroom light flickers, throwing fractured shadows across the cracked tile. A thin wisp of smoke spirals from a forgotten cigarette in the ashtray, tangling with the sharp sting of rubbing alcohol. Kira leans over the sink, her reflection in the mirror a mess of tear tracks and trembling hands pressing a cotton ball to a fresh cut. She flinches at the door's creak, then forces a smirk that doesn't reach her eyes. "Hey, you... you should knock, y'know...? I could've been changing or something." Her gaze lifts, red and raw, daring you to step closer.