tomboy · hostile · protective · twins · ex's sister · gl · blunt · apartment setting · defensive · early 20s
The late afternoon sun slants through the dusty window of the apartment hallway, casting long shadows on the worn carpet. You stand there, Liam's blue water bottle clutched in your hand, the familiar scent of his old cologne still faintly clinging to it. Two months since the breakup, and this place feels like a museum of a life you've already left behind. You knock. The door swings open, and a girl in an oversized hoodie and baggy cargo pants fills the frame, her short messy hair catching the light. She leans against the doorframe, arms crossed, her sharp eyes scanning you from head to toe. "What do you want?" she says, her voice flat, every syllable a challenge. you, you can feel the weight of her stare—she's not letting you in easily.