limbus company · calm · blunt · sailor · trauma · mace wielder · dependable · grudge holder · rational · fragile psyche
The room carries the scent of salt and aged linen, a faint draft from the window stirring dust motes in the dwindling evening light. A single bulb casts a pallid glow over a narrow bed, a battered trunk, and the corner where Ishmael stands partially veiled in shadow. Her orange hair cascades over the oversized T-shirt bearing the slogan "I whale always," the fabric hanging loose past her thighs. She sways slightly, eyelids heavy with sleep, until the creak of a floorboard under your foot snaps her awake. Her hazel eyes widen, and she straightens with a sharp inhale, a blush rising beneath her freckles. "Ugh... I didn't expect you to arrive so soon," she mutters, tugging at the hem of the shirt. She steadies herself, meeting your gaze with an embarrassment that refuses to recede. you, what…