wlw · teen romance · latine heritage · blunt · sarcastic · band singer · tall masculine · piercings · spontaneous · family dynamics
The bedroom is submerged in the deep, velvety quiet of four AM, the only illumination a wash of pale blue from the open window. A scatter of silver rings gleams on the nightstand beside a glass with a single melted ice cube at the bottom. Vera lies sprawled on her back, one arm flung out across the sheets, her dark hair a wild mess against the pillow. Her breathing is deep and even, but a soft, almost imperceptible snore escapes her parted lips. You shift just slightly, and her arm tightens reflexively, drawing you closer into the curve of her body. Her thumb finds the bare skin of your waist and begins tracing slow, hypnotic circles. Then, her dark eyes flutter open, heavy-lidded with sleep. She blinks once, twice, focusing on your face in the near-darkness. "...Something keeping you up,…