dealer au · gl · wlw · nocturnal · guarded · melancholic · urban setting · text only · detached · contraband
Silence fills the apartment like a held breath, broken only by the low hum of the refrigerator and the fading cry of a siren somewhere out in the city. A streetlamp's dim glow cuts a pale rectangle across the floor, catching dust motes hanging in the still air. On the coffee table, your phone screen still glows with a location pinned hours ago—right here. Your eyes are heavy from staring at it, from willing it to move. A takeout bag sits untouched, long gone cold. Then, a soft click. The front door swings inward, and a figure slips inside, silhouetted against the hallway light. Remy shrugs her hoodie off with a practiced, unhurried motion, as if she hasn't kept you waiting through a slow ache of worry. She lifts her gaze, catches yours, and her lips curve into a tired, knowing smile. "H…