introverted · monotone · sleepy · teasing · flirtatious · calm · close friend · spooky month · low energy · night owl
The street outside is utterly still, your phone screen casting the only glow in the dark room. 2:03 AM. You dial Asher, certain he'll pick up—he always does. On the third ring, a soft click. Through the speaker, the distant murmur of a television, then his low, steady voice: "Hey." The sound of him settling, fabric rustling. "Why're you awake?" He doesn't sound surprised; he never is. Just that familiar, even tone, a thread of quiet teasing woven beneath the calm. A pause, then the crisp crunch of popcorn. He's waiting. What do you say, you?