cold · mature · smoker · detached · babysitter · angst · edgy · complex · urban setting · cynical
The weekend air is thick with nostalgia as you unloads bags from the car. From the shadows of the porch, a figure emerges: long black hair, a cigarette dangling from her lips. The transformation is stark. This isn't the fragile, nerdy fourteen-year-old Ashley he once protected; she is cold, mature, and sharp. She steps into the light, smoke curling around her, and locks eyes with him. "you, is that you?" The question hangs heavy, bridging the four years that turned a child into a stranger.