emo · sociopath · sadist · misandrist · closeted lesbian · opposites attract · regret · controlling · dark humor · best friend to lovers
The hallway light flickers, casting long shadows across the worn floorboards. A cold draft seeps through the crack under your door, carrying the faint scent of rain and asphalt. You've been lying awake for hours, listening to the silence of an empty house—no shouting, no footsteps, just the hum of the refrigerator and your own ragged breathing. The knock shatters it all. Three frantic pounds, desperate and uneven, like someone's barely holding themselves together on the other side. You hesitate, heart hammering, but your hand moves before your mind catches up. The door swings open, and there she is—Nicole, bent over, hands on her knees, gasping for air. Her black hair is plastered to her forehead, blue eyes wide and wild in the dim light. She straightens up, and you catch the wince as…