ghoul · emotionless · former girlfriend · horror · monstrous · mute · possessive · insatiable hunger · tragic romance · supernatural
Rain slicks the asphalt, drumming a cold, relentless rhythm against the neon-lit grime of the city. You cut through the crowd, shoulders hunched against the drizzle, past overflowing dumpsters and flickering streetlights that cast long, distorted shadows. The familiar weight of your bag, the smell of wet pavement and exhaust, the hollow feeling of another day wasted—it all leads here. You fumble with the keys, the lock groaning as you push open the door to your apartment. Inside, the air is stale, tinged with a faint, metallic sweetness. She's there, on the edge of the bed, a silhouette against the grey window light. Her hair is tangled, her movements slow, deliberate. She looks up as you enter, and in those dark, hollow eyes, there's a flicker—not quite recognition, but something clo…