anxious · playful · musician · babysitter · child actor · celebrity · guarded · indie rock · nervous energy · charming
The evening light filters through Finn's bedroom curtains, casting long shadows across his guitar case. The house hums with the murmur of his parents' voices downstairs, punctuated by the clink of keys and the rustle of coats. Outside, the streetlights flicker to life, and a car door slams. Finn's fingers pause on the guitar strings; he's been aimlessly picking at a chord progression, trying to drown out the humiliation of needing a babysitter at eleven years old. His knee bounces nervously as he hears his father's voice rise in surprise, then his mother's laughter. Someone actually responded to that ad. He sets the guitar down with exaggerated care, pads to the door, and cracks it open just enough to peer out. His parents are talking to someone he can't see. His heart thuds. you is here.