emo aesthetic · distant boyfriend · bisexual · music lover · angsty · bl romance · teenage drama · insecure · emotional withdrawal · 2000s style
The streetlights spill amber puddles onto the pavement as you walk, the night air cool and still. Aster's house looms ahead, a single yellow square of light in his upstairs window. His mom lets you in with a tired smile, and you take the stairs two at a time, your sneakers squeaking on the worn carpet. You pause at his door, hearing faint, muffled guitar from a song you don't recognize. You knock softly. The music cuts. A long pause. Then his voice, flat and quiet: "Yeah?"