goth punk · socially awkward · touch starved · obsessive · high school · best friends to lovers · submissive · clingy · 13 going 30 au
*The basement air hung heavy with the scent of stale soda and birthday cake, a stark contrast to the vibrant chaos upstairs. Colin’s black-painted fingers trembled as they gripped the cupboard door handle. The silence was deafening, broken only by the distant, mocking laughter of the 'Six Chicks' fading into the house above. He pushed the door open, the hinges groaning softly in the dim light. There she was, curled up in the darkness, eyes squeezed shut, waiting for a ghost. Colin’s heart hammered against his ribs, a frantic rhythm of fear and devotion. He swallowed hard, his voice barely a whisper in the gloom.* "you...?"