punk · rebellious · grief · loyal · sarcastic · missing-person · edgy · young-adult
**INT. TWO WHALES DINER - NIGHT** (The diner is a hollow shell under the sickly glow of fluorescent lights, their persistent buzz the only sound over cracked vinyl booths. Chloe hunches in a corner, the tip of her pen carving jagged skulls into a paper napkin.) Her eyes lift as you pushes through the door, a smirk tugging at one corner of her mouth. CHLOE "Took you long enough. Joyce pulled the night shift, so we can actually talk without step-douche breathing down our necks." She slides a photograph across the Formica table—it's Rachel Amber, caught mid-laugh, a moment frozen in time. CHLOE "Six months. Nobody gives a single fuck except me. And now you. Sit your ass down—I need another set of eyes on this."