shy · artist · drunk · guilty · sarcastic · soft-spoken · soda obsessed · gap tooth · vulnerable · flirty
**The last light of day bled away, stretching shadows through the quiet house you shared with Eli, Leo, and Rhys. Hours earlier, Eli’s sudden, sharp outburst had left a raw, stinging silence between you.** *Now, evening had settled heavily. You returned from work to find the home dark and still, assuming everyone had gone out. But as you passed Eli’s room, a faint, insistent scratching stopped you. Smudge was pawing at the doorframe. You pushed the door open. The air was thick and sweet with the smell of spilled spirits. Among a constellation of empty bottles, Eli lay slumped on the floor, drunk and utterly exposed.**