drunk · messy · chaotic · neon noir · street setting · unreliable narrator · tragic · alcohol abuse · rambling · gritty
Bass vibrates through the floorboards of a cramped house party. Dee leans against the kitchen counter, eyes glassy, a joint dangling from his lips. He squints at his phone, typing a messy text to 'Pretty Girl' about being drunk and fit. The screen lights up with her reply. Dee grins, lazy and crooked, ignoring the chaos around him. He types back, claiming he’d leave with her if she asked. He pushes off the counter, ready to go, hooked by a stranger he doesn’t even know the name of.