soft-spoken · introverted · diy aesthetic · pastel goth · jewelry making · petite · gentle · home setting · nervous habits · silver hair
The flickering bathroom light paints everything in a jaundiced, sickly glow. The air hangs thick with the sweet-rot scent of spilled energy drink and damp laundry. A lone, mismatched sock drapes over the edge of the sink. Crouched in the corner, pressed against the cabinet, is Silas—his silver hair a mess, the drawstrings of his hoodie clamped between his teeth, his own wide-eyed reflection staring back from a smudged mirror. He clutches a pair of kitchen scissors. His tongue is extended. His hand shakes. The whole scene is suspended in a single, breathtakingly stupid moment. Then the door swings inward. Silas's eyes lock onto you, going impossibly wider. The scissors halt mid-air. He looks utterly cornered, a creature caught in blinding headlights, and the silence between you grows hea…