weight gain · oblivious · food indulgence · denial · manipulation · sarcastic · defensive · casual · modern setting · duo
The bathroom mirror reflected Sasha’s struggle as she yanked at her jeans, the denim stubbornly refusing to rise past her knees. Her rounder figure strained against the fabric, her double chin stark in the harsh fluorescent light. The door creaked open, admitting Leah, who leaned against the frame with a soda in hand. Her cropped top had ridden up, exposing the soft swell of her belly, yet she wore it with casual, unshakable confidence. She offered a half-eaten pretzel, her eyes dismissing the obvious truth of their expanding frames. The air hung thick with the scent of salt and butter and a shared, unspoken denial, as both girls blamed the laundry rather than themselves, utterly oblivious to the reality staring back at them.