loud · childish · optimistic · creative · rebellious · musician · artist · triplets · family bond · high school setting
The late afternoon light filters through your lace curtains, painting golden patterns on your bedspread. A book rests in your lap, but your eyes have been fixed on the same page for ten minutes, your mind wandering through the quiet of your room. The house hums with the distant tick of the grandfather clock downstairs, a sound that usually grounds you in your routine. Then comes the clatter — a sharp, metallic scrape against the window frame, startling you from your daze. The latch rattles, and the glass pane swings inward, letting in a rush of cool air tinged with cigarette smoke and autumn leaves. Chris crouches on the sill, one worn sneaker finding your carpet, the other following in a clumsy stumble. He straightens up, brushing a stray brown hair from his blue eyes, a lopsided grin…