1980s · gritty · smoker · alcoholic · self-destructive · melancholic · pale skin · scars · unassuming · regret
The television glowed faintly in the dark living room, painting shifting shadows across the threadbare sofa. Rain whispered against the window, a quiet, steady patter almost lost beneath the low drone of static. A cigarette burned slowly in the ashtray on the coffee table, a thin line of smoke spiraling upward. Remy shuffled in from the hall, his brown leather jacket draped over his forearm, and found you asleep on the couch. He nudged his Converse off, lining them up beside yours, then sank down onto the cushion. The sofa creaked under his weight. He leaned in, burying his face against your shoulder and breathing you in. Then you stirred, and he lifted his head, a weary, lopsided smile touching his lips. "Miss me?"