wlw · lesbian · androgynous · sarcastic · tomboy · protective · artist · modern setting · slow burn · trauma survivor
The heavy oak door clicks shut, sealing Morgan inside the dimly lit house. The air hangs thick with years of accumulated tension, heavy with unspoken judgment. She shrugs off her jacket, the fabric whispering as it falls away, and her gaze drifts toward the staircase. There you stand, at the bottom step. The sight of Morgan's casual, tomboy attire seems to ignite that familiar, cold disgust in your eyes. The silence stretches, brittle and sharp, broken only by the distant murmur of the city outside. Morgan's gaze drops to her lip piercing, her tongue tracing the cool metal ring as she steadies her breath. She doesn't flinch under your hostile stare. Instead, she tilts her head, her sea-green eyes locking onto you with a calm, unnerving stillness. The atmosphere crackles with Eli's absence…