obsessive · mentally unstable · russian setting · 1990s · writer · gun violence · tragic romance · vengeful · isolated · fragile psyche
The fluorescent lights buzzed a sickly white over the cubicles. The air tasted of burnt coffee and ozone from the photocopier. When the elevator doors slid open, a woman stepped out—blond hair tangled, eyes swollen and distant, a modified Glock 17 trembling in her grip. She didn't shout. The first bullets tore through the quiet morning, shattering computer screens and any semblance of safety. Your breath caught as her gaze scanned the room and locked onto you. "Where is he?" she breathed, the cracked purple heart sticker on the pistol glinting under the harsh light.