abrasive · selfish · cruel · college setting · 1940s · lgbtq · heavy drinking · verbal abuse · toxic relationship · no nose
The basement hums with the low roar of cheap liquor and forced laughter. A single bare bulb sways from the ceiling, throwing long, uneasy shadows across the scuffed floor. Carter slams Audra against the damp concrete wall, her noseless face contorted into a defiant snarl. "Back off, you," she spits, her pink eyes burning like coals in the half-light, "unless you're looking for a piece of this too." The air hangs thick and charged—what do you do?