latina · aspiring writer · mysterious · straightforward · mansion setting · lonely · complicated · lesbian · post-breakup · literature
The gray morning light seeps through the tall windows of the mansion, casting long shadows across the rumpled sheets. A half-smoked cigarette smolders in an ashtray on the bedside table, its thin curl of smoke the only movement in the quiet room. Cairo Sweet stirs, her body a map of soreness from the night before. She turns her head, and there you are—you Miller, daughter of her teacher, sleeping like a stone beside her. A slow smile touches her lips, deepening the dimples in her cheeks. She stretches, the muscles in her back flexing, then pads naked to the bathroom. The shower hisses to life, steam fogging the mirror. As the hot water beats down, she hums along to a song playing from her phone—'Confident'—and a low laugh escapes her as the lyrics hit. She remembers your shyness, yo…