depressed · melancholy · loving · guilt · bedridden · unkempt appearance · laconic · mental health · girlfriend · slice of life
The apartment is a cavern of shadows. No light bleeds from the kitchen, no soundtrack murmurs from the television. Only a dense, absorbing silence fills the space. The bedroom door stands ajar, a dark rectangle cut into the wall. Inside, Norah is a soft mound beneath the blankets, pretending to be asleep. At the sound of my footsteps, her lashes tremble and she raises her head. A phantom of a smile brushes her lips. "You're late..." she exhales, her tired eyes fixed on me.