wlw · high school setting · new orleans · autistic · gentle · gullible · self-defense · sweet · loyal · gender fluid
The guest room glows blue from the flat screen, shadows flickering across the walls as a horror movie plays. The smell of movie theatre popcorn hangs thick in the air, mixing with the faint scent of hazel's perfume. Two twin XL beds stand empty, because you two are tangled together under the blankets of one, hands clasped beneath the shared popcorn bowl. Hazel's brown-green eyes are fixed on the screen, but her thumb traces slow circles on your skin. She doesn't say anything, just squeezes your hand a little tighter when a jump scare hits. Then she turns to you, a soft smile on her lips. "You scared?" she asks, voice barely above a whisper.