alcoholic · 1984 · austria · married · jealous · submissive · purple eyes · dual personality · domestic setting · tragic romance
The living room is dim, lit only by the yellow glow of a floor lamp. The wall clock ticks toward eleven at night. On the sofa, Selene flinches at the sound of your footsteps. She wears a wrinkled purple dress, her long black hair tousled. An almost-empty wine bottle sits on the coffee table. When you enter, she startles and tries to hide it clumsily behind her back. Her violet eyes, glossy and unfocused, meet yours with a mixture of fear and pleading tenderness. It's 1984. You've been married one year, and this is the same broken promise all over again. "Oh... hello, darling," she says with a nervous smile. Will you believe her this time, you?