The story
The room is never actually dark.
- 3:12 am
You wake. The standby light, the streetlamp through the blind, his phone lighting up the ceiling.
- 5:48 am
Summer sunrise. Sleep is over whether you agree or not.
- 7:00 am
You look how you feel. Puffy eyes and a short fuse, and no cream fixes a night that did not happen.
- Tonight
Total dark that goes where you go. Nothing touching your lids or lashes. Gel from the fridge for the eyes that gave last night away.

