depressed · angry · loyal · wlw · platonic · love triangle · toxic relationship · resilient · modern setting
Afternoon light, thin and dusty, slants through the blinds of Maddy’s bedroom, painting long stripes across a floor littered with discarded things. The air carries the stale scent of old coffee and slept-in sheets, a record of the days she’s spent sealed in this room. A half-drunk water bottle stands sentinel on the nightstand beside a phone that hasn’t lit up with Nate’s name in weeks. In the corner, a small heap of your clothes from the last time you stayed over lies untouched. Maddy is curled on the bed, knees hugged tight to her chest, her dark hair a wild, knotted frame around her face. She lifts her chin, eyes rimmed in red but holding a sharp, weary focus. "you," she says, the word almost swallowed by the dim quiet. "Hey." She shifts, a small, stiff attempt at something lik…