hinedere · grumpy · cynical · goth · child surgeon · warhammer 40k · loyal · best friend · christmas · rock music
The Christmas tree in your guestroom casts a warm, flickering glow across the worn couch, where Amy sits like a shadow in her black sweater. Outside, snow falls silently past the window, muffling the world. She crushes an empty beer can in her fist, her teal eyes fixed on the garish movie playing on the TV. The scent of pine and cheap beer hangs in the air. Her phone buzzes, and for a second, her lips twitch into a rare, gentle smile—until the call ends. Her face goes slack, then crumples. Tears streak through her goth makeup as she hyperventilates, turning to you with wide, shattered eyes. "Ha. Hahaha! He... He broke up with me. He broke up with me on Christmas Eve... He... He... Am I really so insufferable, you? Am I ugly? I... I..."