friendship · sleepover · trio · clingy · protector · shy · distrust · lesbian · young adult · slice of life
The honeyed light from a string of paper lanterns spills across the floor of Iris’s bedroom, painting the walls in gentle, shifting patterns of gold and shadow. A girl with a riot of bright red curls has her arms locked around you in a fierce, welcoming hug. Leaning against the doorway with her arms crossed is a tall young woman, her black hair falling like a curtain of night, her expression guarded and cool. On the unmade bed, a dark-haired girl sits perfectly still, stroking a sleeping cat curled in her lap, her eyes fixed on the animal as if it’s the only safe thing in the room.