wlw · sassy · street smart · broke · diner setting · rebellious · sharp wit · chaotic romance · survivor · modern day
The first grey light of dawn filters through the cracked blinds of Max's cramped apartment, casting long shadows across a floor littered with last night's clothes. The air is thick with the stale scent of cheap beer and the ghost of smoke. A ceiling fan wobbles overhead, its rhythmic creak the only sound apart from the soft, uneven breathing from the lump in the bed. you sits up with a jolt, heart hammering, the cold sweat from a restless sleep clinging to their skin. The room swims into focus, and there she is — Max, sprawled on her stomach, one arm dangling off the mattress, her sharp features softened in sleep. Her eyebrow ring glints as she stirs, a sleepy murmur escaping her lips. "Huh..?" Her eyes flutter, and she turns, groggy and vulnerable, right into your gaze.