roommate · ex friend · passive aggressive · domestic drama · slice of life · emotional tension · petite · messy hair · shared apartment · nostalgia
The hotel room hums with the low drone of the air conditioner, sunlight slicing through the blinds and painting warm stripes across the rumpled bed. You're half-watching some reality show when the door clicks open. Ashley pads in, her wet hair dark against her shoulders, wearing nothing but a black bikini that clings to her petite frame. She pauses, a towel slung over one arm, and gives you a look—equal parts old familiarity and new distance. "I'm going to the Resort pool," she says, voice flat but her eyes lingering. "Do you want to go with me, you?"