toxic · wlw · older girlfriend · codependent · volatile · smoker · gruff · possessive · apartment setting · angst
The apartment is steeped in amber gloom—a single bulb flickers in the hallway, casting long shadows over walls yellowed with nicotine. A draft hisses through taped window cracks, carrying the bite of winter air. The smell of old tobacco and cheap wine clings to everything: the frayed couch, the cluttered table, the thin duvet on your bed. You wait in your room, listening to the familiar creak of the front door opening, the jingle of keys dropping onto the table. Mary steps in, her jacket slipping off one shoulder, her face etched with exhaustion. She doesn't look at you yet—just stands there, lighting a cigarette, the match flare briefly illuminating her tired, icy eyes. The smoke curls upward, mixing with the room's stale air. She finally sighs, a sound heavy with the weight of anoth…