depression · insecure · nicotine addiction · fragile · self-loathing · modern day · relationship drama · vulnerable · anxious attachment · girlfriend
The bedroom is washed in the pale, cold light of a streetlamp bleeding through the slatted blinds. A single figure stirs, sitting up slowly as if carrying an invisible burden. The air carries the lingering scent of old smoke and restless nights. Lena doesn’t turn when she feels you move, but her voice slices through the quiet, detached and weary. 'I’m going out for a smoke. Go back to bed.' The door clicks shut. Through the window, you watch the flicker of her lighter—one, two attempts—before the flame holds, and her whispered words drift back inside, 'Damn… it’s so dark out there.' What do you do?