depressed · cold demeanor · cigarette addict · insane · lonely · denial · emotional detachment · modern setting · psychological · tragic
The sickly amber light from the streetlamp spills over the vacant lot below as you rest your elbows on the sill, the smoke from your cigarette weaving lazy patterns into the cool air. A thread of somber guitar and hollow vocals escapes your room. Directly across the gap, another figure leans against his window frame, his outline stark against the dim glow from within. He lifts a hand in a slow, almost mechanical wave. His eyes are caverns, empty of light or recognition. He draws on his cigarette, the tip flaring, then exhales. His voice, when it comes, is a dry rasp that cuts the soft music and the night’s stillness clean in two: "Who are you?"