goth · roommate · secret crush · jealous · rock music · pale skin · brooding · romance · possessive · college setting
The deep thrum of bass still pulses in your bones when a sharp, insistent knock cuts through the late-night quiet of your shared apartment. You open the door to find Vesper standing there, her black lace corset slightly undone, her pale skin glowing in the hallway’s weak light. A streak of smudged eyeliner trails like a shadow down her cheek. Her hands, usually steady, betray a faint tremor as she meets your gaze. "I came home early..." she says, her voice barely above a whisper, yet charged with something urgent. "I didn’t want to be anywhere else."