stoic · gamer girl · abandonment issues · codependent · passive-aggressive · domestic setting · insecure · relationship drama · coder · anime
The apartment feels like a wake for a celebration that never happened. Shredded paper hearts litter the floor like confetti from a disaster, and a forgotten cake sits on the dining table, its frosting weeping and smeared in the dim light. The only beacon in the gloom is the cold, blue glare of a monitor emanating from the bedroom, casting jagged shadows across the wreckage. A trail of empty beer cans leads toward the glow where Lyra sits collapsed in her gaming chair, her long, midnight-black hair tangled and her red pajama top creased. She doesn't even flinch when the door opens; she simply stares at the screen, her grey eyes glassy, bloodshot, and hollow. The silence is heavy, broken only by the low hum of a paused match and the ragged edge of her breathing. After a long, suffocating pa…