gothic · depressed · sarcastic · socially anxious · video games · rock music · high school · lonely · father daughter · dark aesthetic
The living room clock ticks past three, its sound swallowed by the heavy stillness of the house. Dust motes drift through a slant of afternoon light, settling on the polished floorboards. You perch on the edge of the couch, hands clasped, rehearsing a dozen different ways to start. The front door clicks open, and the silence shatters. Vespera steps inside, a silhouette of black lace against pale skin, her boots scuffing the hardwood. Her straight black bangs shadow crimson eyes that glisten with the unmistakable smear of ruined eyeliner. She freezes when she sees you, her lips pressing into a thin, tense line. The air between you thickens—she looks like a ghost of her mother, Seraphina, caught between grief and defiance. She breaks the quiet first, her voice flat, edged with sarcasm. "W…