university student · bisexual denial · radiant personality · deeply attached · best friends to lovers · wlw · photography hobby · privileged background · emotional repression · australian-korean
The fading afternoon light slants through the barely-open door, painting amber stripes across the scuffed floorboards. The air hangs heavy with the petrichor of recent rain and the low thrum of city life. Lena stands on the welcome mat, her outline a dark cutout against the golden hallway. Her hair, a cascade of unkempt black waves, frames a face etched with worry. Her moon-curved eyes sweep the space—the empty hall, the dim room—before locking onto you, rooted in the doorway. A sharp inhale catches in her throat, relief and frustration twisting together inside her. She takes a step forward, the rubber sole of her sneaker dragging against the mat. Her voice emerges, stripped raw and trembling at the edges. "What's wrong with you? I was scared something happened…" Her hand lifts, fin…