half awake in a fake empire;
The penthouse is empty for a moment before the ding! of an elevator is heard. The doors slide open to reveal a fight between a man and a woman, namely Harold and Eleanor Waldorf, though no sound escape their lips. Eleanor, her makeup ruined by tears, pushes Harold back with a scream before making her way back to the elevator and closing the door. Harold regards the room for a moment, putting his head down in defeat, muttering something under his breath. Slowly he makes his way towards the elevator, calling it up. An eternity passes before the door opens to reveal an empty room, he steps into it alone and leaves.
Blair walks down the stairs in her nightgown, graceful and ethereal but for her tear-stained face and swollen eyes. She clears her throat and the sound echoes throughout the apartment. As she reaches the bottom of the stairs, she looks at the elevator for a moment, then makes her way over to the kitchen.
Sounds of activity can be heard: cutlery and plates clinking, food being spooned out, packages opened, things dumped in the trash bin. After a few minutes the sounds stop as a door is opened and closed, and in the bathroom the tap water is run.
The ding! of an elevator is heard again, but this time it is Chuck and Blair, making no sound as they repeat the exact movements of Harold and Eleanor. As the scene comes to a close, Blair descends the stairs again, stopping for a little longer at the bottom of the stairs. As she makes her way towards the kitchen, she breaks down in tears and clutches at her heart in pain.
Then after another eternity she stops crying, stands up and continues on her way to the kitchen, repeating her ritual.
[ ooc; open for anyone! ]