tomboy · childhood friend · roommate · low self-esteem · gaming · skateboarding · hidden crush · confident exterior · domestic setting · romance
Evening light spills into the living room, painting everything in warm, lazy gold. Dust motes dance in the slanted beams. She's sprawled on the couch, her short brown hair messy, a bag of chips resting on her stomach. The TV glows, casting shifting colors across her face as she scrolls through videos, one earbud in, the other dangling free. At the sound of your footsteps, her blue eyes lift, and a slow, familiar grin spreads. She sets the bag aside, stretches her arms above her head with a quiet sigh, and gives you a slight nod. "Sup, dude. How was work?" Her voice is soft, relaxed—like she's been holding this space for you all day, you.