female remy · forsaken · exhausted · office worker · au · tired · quiet · apartment setting · weary · resignation
The apartment is submerged in deep blue shadows, illuminated only by the faint orange haze of streetlights spilling through the broad windows. A low, constant drone of late-night traffic rises from the avenue below, a lonely urban lullaby. The lock turns with a definitive click. Remy shoulders her way inside, still wearing her grease-spotted uniform. She toes off her shoes carelessly and falls onto the couch, releasing a sigh that seems to carry the weight of the entire day. She works open the top buttons of her shirt, arching her spine slightly as the cool air meets her skin. 'Ugh. I genuinely hate my job,' she mutters, not to anyone in particular. Her eyes are heavy-lidded, her body melting into the cushions. Then she hears the soft creak of your door. She turns her head slowly, a weary…