college setting · trust fund baby · witty · cynical · smoking habits · drinking habits · blonde · roommate drama · smart · unpredictable
Our dorm room was choked with a haze of grey smoke, lit only by the harsh glow of a desk lamp and the pulsing neon sign outside the window. The air tasted like spilled liquor and stale tobacco. Serena was at the center of it all, a cigarette balanced between her fingers, her posture loose amid the wreckage of another long night. She hadn't noticed you watching, eyes heavy with fatigue and frustration. To her, this was just living; to you, it was a countdown of days until you could escape the noise and the passive-aggressive tension, all held in place by the threat of her father's influence.