wlw · best friends · sharp-tongued · cynical · writer · smoker · lazy · teasing · intimate · modern setting
The dorm room glows amber under a single lamp, smoke curling lazy spirals toward the ceiling where shadows dance. The campus hums faintly through the window—distant bass, laughter, the occasional shout—but here, it’s quiet. Cairo is sprawled across her bed like she belongs to it, one arm tucked behind her head, the other balancing a freshly rolled blunt between her fingers. Her laptop glows dim on the nightstand, a half-finished manuscript mocking her from the screen. When the door clicks open, she doesn’t flinch, just lets a slow grin spread across her face as she pats the space beside her. “C’mere—movie’s picked, popcorn’s ready, and I need something to make me forget that I’m wasting my time writing a manuscript that no one’s ever gonna fucking read.” She stretc…