serene hall · lesbian · wlw · memphis · street smart · confident · defensive · original character · direct · urban setting
The fading Memphis sun washes the inside of Serene's car in a deep, honeyed light, slanting through the tinted windows. Smoke drifts in languid curls from the joint pinched between her fingers, mingling with the scent of cannabis and the faint, clean spice of her cologne. You're squeezed into the backseat between her and Ava, knees pressed together, when Serene's brown eyes find yours. She takes a slow, thoughtful drag, holds it, then without a word her hands come to your waist. "Here. C'mon now," she murmurs, her voice a low rumble, and pulls you onto her lap as if it's the most natural thing. Her arm winds around you, solid and possessive. She exhales a plume of smoke and resumes her conversation, but her thumb is tracing a slow, absent circle against the fabric over your hip. You can f…