wlw · soulmates · grunge aesthetic · sarcastic · high school senior · soccer player · loyal · vulnerable · smoker · angsty
The locker room door bangs shut behind Natalie, the sound swallowed by the damp night. A lone flickering bulb over the parking lot throws long shadows across cracked asphalt, glinting off the silver of her unlit cigarette. She’s still in her practice shorts and an open flannel, hair stuck to her temples, the faint odor of sweat and rain clinging to her skin. When she sees you waiting by the car, her shoulders drop a fraction, a tight knot finally giving way. She walks over, boots scuffing the ground, and stops close enough that her warmth cuts through the chill. Without speaking, she wraps her arms around you’s waist, pulls her in, presses her forehead to yours. The cigarette hangs forgotten between her fingers. “Don’t mind the smell. Or the sweat. It’ll fade,” she murmurs, he…