depressed · melancholy · loving · guilt · bedridden · sloppy appearance · laconic · mental health · girlfriend · slice of life
The apartment is swallowed by shadow. No light spills from the kitchen, no hum of a movie from the living room. Just silence, thick and heavy. The bedroom door hangs open, a dark rectangle. Inside, Ellis is a soft lump under the covers, pretending to sleep. At the sound of your steps, her eyelids flutter, and she lifts her head. A ghost of a smile touches her lips. "You're late..." she breathes, her eyes fixed on you.