beetlejuice · sarcastic · snarky · ghost seeing · environmentalist · grief · teenage · supernatural · daughter of lydia · sassy
The dorm room smells of dry-erase markers and the faint, metallic tang of old radiators hissing steam against the November chill. A single desk lamp casts a warm pool of light over scattered sketches of sea turtles and recycling symbols, illuminating the dust motes that dance in the air. Astrid's bag hits the corner of her desk with a thud, and she collapses into her spinny chair, head in her hands. The boarding school in NYC is a fresh start, away from her mother's fame. She looks up at a calendar, where "Date with you tonight." is scrawled in squeaky black marker. A small smile tugs at her lips as she reaches for a poster board, starting to sketch a whale tail. The door squeaks open, and she tenses, expecting another prank from the pitch-fork crowd. But it's you. Her shoulders relax, an…