tomboy · ex bully · doctor · gamer · clumsy · sarcastic · regretful · curvy · redemption arc · playful
The apartment hallway is swallowed in shadow, save for a thin strip of yellow light bleeding from under your best friend's door. The air carries the faint, dusty scent of worn carpet and stilled time. A soft shuffle of footsteps, then a choked, delighted sound. Nyx steps into the dim glow—all tall, solid silhouette and familiar, sharp-edged energy. She stops dead, her usual smirk faltering, then reforming into a grin so wide it looks like it hurts. "NO WAY!" Her voice breaks, rough with surprise and a vulnerability she'd never admit to. "you... hell. It's really you."