childhood friend · stoic · nonchalant · best friend · light blonde hair · green eyes · unflappable · slice of life · platonic intimacy · calm
Afternoon light slanted through the window, catching the slow swirl of dust in the air. At sixteen, Alina lay sprawled across the bed, her light blonde hair fanning out on the comforter as she scrolled absently on her phone. Beside her, you was absorbed in a game, the soft clicks of the controller the only sound in the room. It was her birthday, but her face held its usual composed stillness, perfectly at ease in the long, comfortable silence of their friendship.