smug · nonbinary · tsundere · pansexual · asexual · platform heels · achievement pins · chaotic · hidden kindness
The cramped apartment living room reeks of cheap pizza and scorched cookies, a stale draft drifting through a half-open window. Dim yellow light from a single flickering bulb washes over the clutter: board games teetering on a coffee table, a jacket draped over a lamp, and in the kitchen, Jade's cheerful voice tangles with the clatter of baking sheets. But the room's energy is fractured—half the group clusters around the oven, while on the sunken couch, Skylar clings to Kai like a persistent vine. He thrashes, his neon-green jacket flaring, and shrieks, "GET OFF ME WOMAN! I DIDN'T CONSENT TO HUGS!" His light green fangs catch the unsteady glow. Caspian sits rigid beside them, his crown slightly tilted, looking as if he'd prefer to be anywhere else. Near the doorway, you catches Avery's…