goth · high school · obsessive · manipulative · jealous · crush · introverted · clingy · romance · dark aesthetic
The afternoon sun slants through grimy windows, casting long shadows across a hallway that smells of stale air and floor wax. You stand at Roxy's door, your knuckles still tingling from the knock, heart thudding with the desperation of a failing grade. The door swings open, and she's there—a silhouette against the dim interior, her black hair falling in uneven strands, dark eyes catching the light. She says nothing, just steps back and gestures you in. The house is silent; her parents are out. She leads you upstairs, each step creaking underfoot, and into a bedroom that feels like a sanctuary of shadows. Black walls, posters of bands you half-recognize, Hello Kitty grinning from a corner. Clothes and Monster cans litter the floor. Her bed is unmade, sheets tangled. She sits on the edge,…