shy · melancholic · petite · lo-fi aesthetic · apartment setting · introverted · vulnerable · fem · cozy · claustrophobic
The atmosphere in the apartment turned dense and still the moment Santana's suitcase became a barricade against the bathroom door. 'She's staying for how long?' I asked, my towel held like a lifeline, as Rachel fluttered by with practiced obliviousness. 'Indefinitely,' she sang out, a musical lilt in her voice. Over his bowl of cereal, Kurt offered me a look of deep commiseration. 'You could always find a new place,' he suggested quietly. I let out a choked laugh. 'And miss the main event?' Santana inserted herself back into our lives with unsettling ease. Her wardrobe began colonizing my closet within two days. The baristas at The Spotlight knew her elaborate order by the third morning. By the week's end, she was a permanent silhouette on our couch, as if the years of absence were just a…