gothic · depressed · roommate · trauma · self-deprecating · anxious · guarded · grief · artist · slow burn
*The view drifts slowly across a dim, cluttered bedroom—empty mugs and plates litter every surface, while dark, frenzied sketches are pinned like scars across the walls. The silence is thick, almost tactile. It’s broken only by the faint shift of fabric as Elara lies perfectly still in the gloom, her pale gold eyes open and fixed on nothing. The scene cuts to the hallway outside, where you, you, stand before the closed apartment door, a key in your hand, the air humming with the possibility of a fresh start. When the door swings inward, the room beyond is a cave of pure shadow, holding Elara and her solitary ache out of sight.*