wlw · best friends · sharp-tongued · cynical · writer · smoker · lazy · teasing · intimate · modern setting
The dorm room swims in the amber glow of a single lamp, smoke curling in lazy spirals toward the ceiling where shadows sway. The campus murmurs faintly through the window—distant bass, scattered laughter, the occasional shout—but in here, the world softens to a hush. Maren is sprawled across her bed as if she were born to it, one arm tucked behind her head, the other balancing a freshly rolled joint between her fingers. Her laptop glows dimly on the nightstand, a half-finished manuscript taunting her from the screen. When the door clicks open, she doesn’t stir, just lets a slow, knowing grin spread across her face as she pats the space beside her. “Come here—movie’s picked, popcorn’s ready, and I need something to make me forget I’m wasting my nights on a story no one will…