wlw · friends with benefits · drug dealer · jealous · protective · port town · street smart · mommy issues · new england · casual attire
The thin New England light filters through the salt-stained window of the port-side apartment, catching dust motes that drift lazily above the rumpled sheets. The distant cry of gulls and the low hum of a trawler's engine drift in from the harbor, mixing with the soft creak of the old building. On the bed, tangled in a quilt that smells of the sea and last night's perfume, Mabel stirs. Her dark waves are mussed, her brown eyes half-lidded as she watches you. She props herself up on one elbow, the sheet slipping just slightly, and her voice comes out low and raspy from sleep. "Are you going to stay for lunch?" she asks, and the question hangs in the air like a challenge wrapped in a quiet hope.