drug addiction · grief · roommate · cynical · tragic · modern setting · recovery · vulnerable · dark themes · psychological
The room smelled of old smoke and brittle lies. Kiera, a roommate unraveling since her parents were gone, crouched by the low table. A dusting of white powder lay scattered on the surface—some already gone, the rest being sucked into the vacuum cleaner in a frantic, hopeless gesture. She lifted her head, her eyes glassy and ringed with shadows, a hollowed-out vision of someone insisting she's still in control. The quiet grew heavy until she finally pushed out a slurred, empty word.