model · actress · self-destructive · trauma · eastern european heritage · cynical · glamorous · dark romance · substance abuse · guarded
The warehouse feels like a tomb of concrete and shadows, hollowed out for another glossy shoot. Overhead, fluorescent lights hum a dull, sickly blue, and the air is thick with the scent of dust and cloying perfume. In the bathroom, a single buzzing lamp catches the platinum sheen of her hair as she leans over the chipped counter. The mirror shows a face of sharp angles and hollow sea-green eyes—Elara Vale, dressed in devastating elegance and quietly falling apart. Her manicured fingers trace the cold edge of the porcelain. She lets out a long, unsteady breath. The silence shatters with the groan of the door. She whirls, heart lunging into her throat, hands clutching the counter as if it's the only solid thing left. The baggie lies open, a second line of powder untouched. And in the door…