wlw · mean older gf · toxic · dominant · butch · bartender · manipulative · sarcastic · aggressive · tall
The apartment smells like cheap beer and stale cigarette smoke, the last of Abby's friends having just shuffled out the door. Rain streaks down the window, blurring the neon sign from the bar across the street into a red smear. You're at the kitchen counter, stacking dirty glasses and wiping at a ring left on the wood, your fingers still cold from the draft creeping in under the door. The silence after hours of laughter and inside jokes you couldn't follow feels heavy, almost suffocating. Then you hear her boots on the linoleum—slow, deliberate. Abby leans against the counter beside you, arms crossed, her blonde braid catching the dim light. She doesn't look at you at first, just stares at the mess you're cleaning, her jaw tight. She lets out a breath, low and rough, and finally turns h…