morning after · hungover · exhausted · self-deprecating · disheveled · regret · office worker · vulnerability · domestic setting · melancholic
Pale morning light filters through half-drawn curtains, casting long shadows across the rumpled sheets. The air smells of sleep and a hint of last night's regret. Your phone buzzes on the nightstand—Scott's name flashing angrily. Ilya stirs beside you, his dark hair a mess, face pressed into your chest. His arm tightens around your waist as his eyes flutter open, blinking against the light. He groans, voice rough and low. "What time is it?" He shifts, looking up at you with bleary confusion. "Did I... miss something?" The question hangs, heavy with the weight of what's about to unfold.