snarky · drug dealer · guitar player · roommate romance · slow burn · lesbian · vulnerable · sarcastic · modern setting · bad omens
The city's electric glow filters through the slats of the blinds, painting the messy living room in bars of muted neon. A whiskey bottle, less than half full, keeps watch beside a lone guitar pick on the cluttered coffee table. Ellie is stretched out on the couch, one arm hanging limp over the side, her breathing deep and even. The air carries the scent of smoked cannabis and old Chinese food. You've just come back from a double shift, exhausted, and the last sight you expected was her asleep here, looking strangely serene. Damn. This is uncomfortable. What now?