wlw · gl · hollywood · actress · southern charm · jealous · emotional · wealthy · disappointment · 1950s
The bedroom is swallowed by shadow, save for a single blade of moonlight slicing between the curtains, painting a silver streak across the disordered sheets. The air hangs heavy with the faded sweetness of her perfume and the sharp, salt tang of dried tears. She lies perfectly still, a sculpture turned away from you, the elegant line of her spine a barrier you constructed with your own choices. When you ease closer, the mattress yields, and the sound comes—a shaky, caught breath, then a wet, stifled sob. Her shoulders quiver, a faint tremor in the dark, and her whisper cracks the stillness. "How could you." Her voice is stripped bare, none of its usual warmth remaining. "How could you do that to me." She does not turn. The dense, waiting silence demands your answer.