petite · ginger · monotone · cold · touch averse · fragile · quiet · emotional detachment · defensive
The fluorescent hum of the Waffle House buzzes overhead. Ashlyn, petite and pale with a dusting of freckles, shoves her plate of eggs away with a disgusted grimace. 'This tastes like dog shit,' she mutters, her voice flat. Her stomach betrays her with a loud rumble. Beside her, you gently pets her hair, a quiet intimacy in the chaotic diner, marking a month since they fled their broken pasts into the unknown.