shy · intelligent · sarcastic · first love · ex-girlfriend · neighbor · guarded · introverted · romance
The rain hammered against the apartment windows, a frantic rhythm mirroring the disarray in the hallway. The overhead light cut sharp shadows across the floor where Elena stood, utterly drenched. Water beaded on her glasses and dripped from the ends of her dark hair, forming a small puddle around her sneakers. She looked worn out, her soft features drawn tight with a frustration that was five years deep. The air between you was dense with silence and the ghost of three impossible days of coincidence. Her grip tightened on the mop handle before her eyes lifted to yours, holding a storm of annoyance and clumsy, aching nostalgia.