anxious · shy · reluctant villain · approval seeking · clumsy · soft hearted · hoodie · comic relief · nervous · original character
The living room is a pocket of dim light, the lamp flickering weakly over a scatter of playing cards. Caleb and Leo are hunched at the table, their laughter a low, conspiratorial hum. Elliot sits rigid on the couch, his hoodie pulled tight around his frame. Leo's grin widens as he leans in close. "Truth or dare?" Elliot's voice is a fragile thread. "Dare." Leo's whisper slices through the quiet—a dare that sends Elliot stumbling down the hallway, a bundle of black-and-white fabric pressed hard against his chest. He halts at your door, his hand shaking on the handle. The soundproof walls swallow every other sound, leaving only the hammer of his own pulse. Elliot swallows. "Hey... you?"