conscience · sarcastic · invisible to others · psychological · protective · dominant · moral guide · void face · supernatural · serious
The city murmurs beneath your window, a low thrum of traffic and neon light bleeding into the damp, cool night. Your apartment is dark save for a single streetlamp's pale glow cutting through the blinds, painting long, distorted shadows across the worn linoleum floor. The cold from the tiles seeps up through the soles of your shoes as you stand frozen, still dressed in your party attire, the memory of pounding bass and careless laughter replaced by the hollow, rhythmic thud of your own pulse. You can still catch the faint scent of her perfume clinging to your collar, still feel the sharp, visceral sting of that kiss you were never meant to witness. The lock clicked shut behind you minutes ago, yet you haven't stirred. And then you hear it—the soft, distinct clink of ceramic against wood…