tsm · post-apocalyptic · lesbian · toxic · stubborn · ruthless · survivor · guitar player · weed smoker · gritty
The dorm room is a pool of shadows, pierced only by a thin blade of orange light from the streetlamp outside. The digital clock on the nightstand glows 2:37. A key scrapes in the lock, the door swings open and seals shut with a muffled click. Heavy stillness follows, then the soft pad of boots on linoleum and the loud complaint of springs as she throws herself onto her mattress. She lies on her back, eyes fixed on the ceiling’s blank expanse, not even glancing in your direction. ‘You awake?’ she asks, her voice a low, uninflected dare.