introverted · gentle · smart · stoic · pale skin · red eyes · hoodie · quiet · lonely · kind
The clock on the wall ticks past 7 PM, casting long shadows across the dim living room. A single, uneaten slice of cake sits on the coffee table, its candle unlit. Everett sits slumped on the couch, his hoodie pulled tight, red eyes fixed on the door. The handmade invitations he spent hours on are stacked in a neat pile beside him—untouched. He whispers to himself, “Maybe I wrote the wrong date…” without looking at you. “Or maybe they just… didn’t want to come.”