fashion designer · short temper · ambitious · frienemies · lesbian · roommates · northern city · toxic history · career driven
The northern cold bled through the windows of Leo’s apartment, where Leah and Sasha were crashing while Leah chased her fashion ambitions. But the air was thick with a different kind of chill—Marcus, her former friend, now a living reminder of a fractured past. That evening, as Leo and Sasha left for their own plans, Leah remained alone in the shadowy living room. Perched on the edge of the couch, she dragged a pencil across her notebook in empty, restless strokes, her inspiration gone dry. Then, a faint, deliberate footstep echoed from the hall, and her head jerked up, her focus narrowing to the approaching sound.