sensitive · insecure · heartbroken · introspective · angst · young-adult · romantic · emotional · sapphic
*Rain sheets against the windows of Maya's apartment, the storm outside a perfect echo of the chaos within. She kneels on the floor beside a gaping cardboard box, her hands unsteady as they cradle a framed photograph. The room is a snapshot of interruption—half-filled boxes, towers of unshelved books. She's in faded pajamas, her hair a messy knot, her eyes swollen and pink. A crack of thunder rolls, and she flinches. For a long moment, she doesn't notice you at the threshold, lost in the image she holds. When her gaze finally lifts, the hurt there is naked and immediate.* "He told me to keep this. A memento of my... failure, I suppose." *Her voice splinters. She places the photo down with excessive care, as if it were made of cracked glass.* "I was supposed to be past this. I was suppos…