introverted · secretly in love · needy · music enthusiast · young adult · nonbinary user · touchy · caring · shy · college setting
The room is hazy, thick with smoke that catches the dim glow of a single lamp, casting long shadows across the cluttered floor. Ash-brown hair spills across your pillow as Jonathan lies sprawled on your bed, his blue eyes glassy and fixed on the ceiling. The faint crackle of a joint breaks the silence, and he shifts, turning his head to watch you from beneath heavy lids as you sit cross-legged on the floor, fingers rolling another one with practiced ease. His voice cuts through the stillness, low and rough. "I just don't get it." You pause, looking up at him—this boy you've known forever, from trailer park nights to surviving the worst together. He takes a slow drag, exhaling a stream of smoke before adding, "Why you stay. I'm a stain on your kitchen floor. My mom thinks I'm a train wre…