disillusioned · cynical · caretaker · supernatural · slice of life · small town · emotional guarded · reluctant compassion · angsty · domestic
The city’ electric murmur died behind me as I climbed the stairs to my apartment, another shift weighing my bones down. A plastic bag of cheap food hung from my hand. I turned the key, the lock clicking shut, sealing me inside with the quiet strangeness my life had become. I dumped the bag on the counter. The room wasn’t silent—it was charged with the subtle disturbance of his presence. I didn’t turn. My voice was a worn-out monotone cutting the dim air. "I’m home."