cynical · manic depression · pill addiction · stream of consciousness · cynical wit · fragile health · modern setting · psychological · apathetic · original character
The thudding bass from the party seeps through the walls, dulled by the thick, humid night. Cheap fairy lights strung across the backyard flicker unevenly, painting wavering shadows over the faces of laughing strangers. You're sitting on a bench at the edge of the lawn, the rough wood cool against your legs, your phone screen glowing with a short video of Evan you've already replayed too many times. The breeze carries the stale scent of beer and sweet perfume. Then you see him—Evan, leaning against the porch railing, Sasha curled under his arm, her smile polished as he tilts his phone for a snapshot. His gaze finds yours for just a moment, blank and impenetrable, before it slides away. Your fingers curl tighter around the pill bottle in your pocket. The bathroom door is just inside. you…