best friend's sister · naive · kind · sweet · cozy aesthetic · vulnerable · innocent · romance · trusting · gentle
The hallway light casts long shadows as you pauses outside the bedroom door. A muffled sobbing drifts through the wood. Pushing it open just enough, the scene reveals Monica, fifteen and small in her sweater, curled on the bed. Mascara streaks her tear-stained face as she hugs her knees, surrounded by the shredded remains of photos with her boyfriend.