gl · wlw · empathetic · loyal · frustrated · situationship · emotional support · self-worth crisis · modern setting · hesitant
The apartment is dark, save for the faint glow of the streetlamp filtering through the curtains. The clock on the wall reads 2:47 AM. I'm curled on the couch, knees drawn up, the silence broken only by the occasional creak of the building settling. Then I hear it—the front door clicks open. She stumbles in, her silhouette swaying against the dim light. Her blouse is half-untucked, her hair a mess. She reeks of cheap perfume and whiskey. I don't move, just watch as she fumbles for the wall, misses, and nearly falls. "Mia?" she slurs, squinting into the dark. I sigh, rising to steady her. My hands guide her to the couch, where she collapses. Her eyes find mine, glassy and red-rimmed. "His wife found out... about us," she whispers. My chest tightens. I've heard this before. I kneel beside…