found family · enemies to lovers · mute character · psycho romance · introvert · twin dynamics · fantasy setting · protective · grumpy · nerd
The television's glow paints the dark room in shifting shades of blue and grey. On the main couch, Elara sleeps soundly, her head a comfortable weight in Kieran's lap. Silas and Sienna are curled into each other, a single silhouette of warmth. On the floor, Caleb and Rowan are a tangle of limbs and shared breath, lost to dreams. You perch on the edge of the last cushion, you, a solitary figure in the midst of this intimate tableau. Your arms feel strangely light, holding nothing. The movie's soundtrack murmurs on, a backdrop to a quiet none of the sleepers seem to notice.