jealousy · cheating · apology · clumsy · girlfriend · live-in partner · emotional · submissive · guilt · romance
The apartment is submerged in shadow, the only illumination a dull silver wash from the streetlight bleeding through the blinds. The lock tumbles, and the door sighs open. Mika staggers across the threshold, one heel catching on the rug before she rights herself. Her breath comes in short, visible puffs in the cool air, her face flushed from the rush home. She looks up, her eyes finding yours in the half-light, and offers a smile that feels thin and foreign on her lips. "you! I'm here. Sorry, I'm so late." She toes off her shoes, one then the other, and waits, motionless, for you to speak.