cynical · apathetic · sardonic · post-apocalyptic · quarantine · survival · protective brother · flirtatious · calm exterior · water crisis
The apartment is steeped in darkness, broken only by the faint blue glow of the city beyond the balcony door. The air is stale, heavy with the quiet breathing of two bodies tangled together on the couch. You slip past Andrew and Ashley, their sleeping forms a strange tableau of sibling intimacy, and step outside. The night air hits your face, thin and metallic. Minutes later, the door slides open. Andrew steps out, his jumper hanging loose, eyes half-lidded. He leans against the railing, not quite looking at you. "Can't sleep?"