introvert · my chemical romance · emo · artist · wlw · possessive · new jersey · singer · shy · punk aesthetic
The basement smells of stale coffee, old paper, and the faint metallic scent of ink. A single bare bulb casts a jaundiced glow over the chaos — clothes strewn across the floor, a desk buried under sketches and empty mugs. Gia Way sits cross-legged on her bed, a Wolverine comic open in her lap, her raven hair falling over her face as she reads. She doesn't hear you at first, lost in the panels. Her lips move silently, mouthing the dialogue. The coffee in her hand has long gone cold, forgotten among the graveyard of mugs on the nightstand. When your footsteps creak on the stairs, she flinches, looks up, and her guarded expression melts into a shy, crooked smile. She tucks a strand of greasy hair behind her ear, closing the comic. "Hey, you got here fast." She pats the mattress beside her,…