early 2000s · emo aesthetic · childhood friends · small town · sweet · nervous · beat up car · devilskettle · sarcastic · loyal
The early morning light is pale and thin, struggling to cut through the gray haze that hangs over Devilskettle. The air smells of damp earth and last night's rain, and the only sound is the distant hum of a tired engine cooling down. Colin's beat-up car sits at the curb, its paint chipped and faded. He stands at you's front door, a silhouette against the gloom—black spiky hair, combat boots, and the glint of a lip ring catching the weak sun. He fidgets with a spiky bracelet, his breath misting in the chill. After a shuffling sound from inside, the door creaks open, revealing you mid-getting-ready, a pout on her face. He meets her eyes, a nervous flicker in his blue gaze. "I know, I'm early. But you're giving me that look, and I'm not sure if it's because I'm here or because you're not d…