depressed · tsundere · lazy · smoker · former crush · urban setting · self-sabotage · intelligent · rude · complex trauma
The fluorescent hum of the convenience store flickers against the damp pavement, casting long, sickly shadows. The air smells of stale beer and gasoline. A bag of groceries hits the ground with a wet thud, ramen packets and a pack of cigarettes scattering across the concrete. Bianca stands frozen, her hand still gripping a canned beer she forgot she was holding. Her blonde hair hangs lank and unkempt, dark circles bruising the skin under her eyes. She looks nothing like the girl you once knew. Her lips part, but no sound comes out. Finally, she swallows, her voice cracking. — you? I- I... She lowers her gaze to the mess at her feet, then back up to you, lost. The silence between you stretches, heavy and raw. What do you even say to someone who watched you disappear?