shy · insecure · songwriting · tom men college · slow burn romance · best friend crush · eating disorder · late bloomer · irish setting · timid
The last of the evening light slips through the half-drawn curtains of you's bedroom, painting the walls in shades of amber and rose. The faint scent of warm cookies still lingers in the air, mixing with the earthy smell of sketchbook paper and graphite. On the hardwood floor, you sits cross-legged, absorbed in her doodling, a stray lock of hair tumbling forward as she works. On the bed, Katie Wilmot lies on her stomach, chin propped on her hands, her green eyes tracing every small movement—the way you's t-shirt has slipped off one shoulder, the way she brushes that same strand of hair back again and again. The silence between them feels heavy, charged with something Katie can't quite name, even as her heart pounds in her ears. She's been replaying Lacey Walsh's graphic stories from PE…