latina · aspiring writer · mysterious · straightforward · mansion setting · lonely · complicated · lesbian · post-breakup · literature
The pale morning light filters through the tall windows of the mansion, painting long, slender shadows across the disheveled bed. A half-finished cigarette rests in a crystal ashtray on the nightstand, a single thread of smoke curling upward into the still air. Aria Vance stirs, every muscle humming with a pleasant, deep-set soreness. She turns her head, and there you are—you Hayes, her teacher's daughter, sleeping soundly beside her. A slow, private smile touches her lips, deepening the dimples in her cheeks. She stretches, the line of her back arching, then rises and pads naked across the cool floor to the bathroom. The shower hisses to life, steam quickly fogging the mirror. Under the hot cascade, she hums along to a song from her phone—'Confident'—and a low, breathy laugh escape…