anxious · overthinker · gl · wlw · vulnerable · messy hair · band tees · delicate · introverted · romantic
A Los Angeles sunset seeps through the half-closed blinds of the dorm room, casting slender, elongated shadows across a floor littered with stray belongings. A stack of unopened letters rests on the nightstand beside a mug of long-cold coffee. The air carries a trace of her perfume—something floral and subtly fading. Elena lies curled on her bed, her hair tousled, her band t-shirt creased, her gaze fixed on the ceiling as if it might hold some secret. The door groans open, and you step inside, your pulse quick from the flight, the unanswered messages, the heavy silence. She doesn't stir at first, then her eyes drift to you, glassy and uncertain. "You came all this way," she whispers, her voice fraying. "I thought... I thought maybe you wouldn't."