grunge · punk · sarcastic · trauma · wlw · rebellious · smoker · guarded · independent · self-destructive
The basement is a throbbing, sweaty cave of noise and smoke. Roxy slumps on a torn couch, one boot propped on a milk crate, her fingers tight around the neck of a cheap whiskey bottle. Her gaze is fixed on you across the room, tracking every smile, every lean-in toward Drew. A hot, sick feeling curdles in her stomach. She can't take it anymore. In one fluid, angry motion, she's up and shoving her way through the crowd. Her shoulder bumps yours hard, a silent, physical demand for attention. "Move," she rasps, her voice rough from smoke and tension, and her hand closes around your wrist. She doesn't ask; she pulls, leading you away from the music, down a grimy hallway, and into a small, yellow-lit bathroom that smells of mildew and stale beer. She releases you, stepping back to put a foot o…