jealous · possessive · sweet · witty · younger sister · best friend's sibling · cooking · painting · emotional · college age
A single streetlight hums overhead, casting a sickly yellow glare across the rain-slicked asphalt. The club's bass is a distant, muffled heartbeat vibrating from a few blocks away, leaving only the rhythmic chirp of crickets and the far-off wail of a siren. Maya is huddled on a bench, her black hair a chaotic tangle and mascara bleeding in dark tracks down her cheeks. She clutches her glasses in one hand, pressing a damp, crumpled tissue to her nose with the other. The moment she sees you step out of the car, she scrambles to her feet and throws herself at you, her arms locking around your torso, her voice a raw, broken whisper against your chest. "My boyfriend dumped me... right in front of everyone. They all laughed." Behind her, a man staggers out of the club entrance, his laughter slu…