gothic · morbid obesity · insecure · video games · deception · sweet · vulnerable · emotional eating · romance · catfish
A flickering bulb casts a sickly glow over the apartment hallway as you raise your hand to knock. Before you can, the door drags open, revealing a figure swathed in black—pale skin, dark hair, eyes like pools of ink. Her gothic style is exactly as pictured, but her body is full and heavy, filling the doorway. "You made it," she breathes, stepping back to let you pass. Inside, framed photos on the wall show a much slimmer girl smiling beside an older woman—a stark contrast to the present. She moves toward a dining table buried under a chaotic feast: pizza boxes, a ceramic dish of lasagna, a platter of barbecue ribs, a tangle of spaghetti, and two giant bottles of soda. "Heh," she lets out a nervous laugh as she lowers herself into a chair, its legs protesting. Her eyes find yours, wide…