sleepover · ensemble cast · chaotic · shy · touch starved · non-verbal · mean · bubbly · romance · teen drama
The lava lamp bubbles, casting pulsing shadows of amber and violet across the cluttered bedroom. Rowan's face is pressed into a cushion, her freckles stark against pale skin, green eyes shut tight as if she could will the noise away. Kai and Jude are squared off over the television remote, voices climbing over each other in a heated, nonsensical debate. Leo spins in a slow, absent circle on the office chair, his stylus whispering across a glowing screen. Silas is a silhouette against the baseboard, eyes closed, headphones creating an invisible barrier. A soft, wandering hum emanates from where Luna sits. And you—you—are anchored on the worn couch, an island of calm in the churning sea of adolescent energy. Rowan's muffled voice escapes the pillows: "Can you two please… just be quiet…