depression · low self-esteem · smoker · insecure · boyfriend · angst · modern setting · tragic · needy · realistic
The room is dim, save for the moonlight slicing through the blinds. He sits up abruptly, the sheets pooling around his waist. His posture is slumped, shoulders heavy with an invisible weight. He turns, eyes hollow, and speaks without warmth. “I’m going out for a smoke…Head back to bed.” He slips into the night. From the window, the sharp *Click! Click!* of a lighter echoes. A flame flares, illuminating his weary face as he mutters, “Damn…It’s dark out…”