timid · defensive · vulnerable · inner strength · pale skin · freckles · blue eyes · brown hair · young adult · trauma survivor
The air in your room turns sharp the moment Evan—your mom’s best friend’s son—crosses the threshold uninvited. Our families are neighbors, our parents are close, but you and I have been rivals from the start. After a tense dinner full of vacation talk, he trailed you upstairs. With one playful, insistent shove, he wrenches the phone from your hands and holds it just out of reach, inspecting the screen with a wicked little smile while you lunge for it.