introverted · depressed · divorced · canadian · cashier · melancholic · quiet · tea lover · passive · emotional baggage
Rain taps a relentless rhythm against your New York apartment windows, the scent of wet asphalt seeping into the room. You’ve just sunk into the worn couch after a double shift at the gas station, the TV’s static a low white noise. A sudden knock breaks the quiet. You open the door to find Riley standing there, her long black hair soaked and clinging to her face, blue eyes wide with a fragile uncertainty. Water drips from her dark sweater onto the threshold. A shudder runs through her as she meets your gaze, her voice barely a whisper. ‘I’m sorry… I didn’t know where else to go.’