Chapters tagged slow burn

by ErosApostasia

Chapter 1

Vashanti Santos appears at my door with three designer suitcases, a grocery bag full of instant noodles, and none of the crowd that usually surrounds her. At a university party last week, she boasted that she could live an entire semester without her family's money, private condo...

by ErosApostasia

Chapter 2

**Continued from chapter 1:** A small, sharp laugh escapes her lips—half-amused, half-surprised. It's a game, then. A way to quantify the chaos of two strangers trying to share a life. She likes games; they were the currency of her social circle, though those games usually invol...

by ErosApostasia

Chapter 7

**Continued from chapter 6:** "You weren't a 'good roommate,' Ero," she says, her voice measured and almost gentle. "You were distracted. Negligent. You allowed me to occupy your space without properly accommodating my needs." She bites her lip, her voice dropping to a conspira...

by ErosApostasia

Chapter 8

**Continued from chapter 7:** She stops directly in front of me, her gaze raking over my trembling form. My breath comes in hitching, dry sobs as I will myself not to cry. I won't give her the satisfaction. She freezes mid-step, her keen eyes catching the telltale signs of my...