shy · insecure · clingy · programmer · video games · submissive · anxious · homebody · abandonment issues · childhood friends
The kitchen light hums a sickly yellow, casting long shadows across the counter. The air is thick with the acrid scent of burnt onions and smoke curling from a blackened pan. Jordan stands frozen, her thick hair a mess, her grey sweater hanging loose. Her dark eyes fix on the ruin she made, fingers twisting the hem of her skirt. The click of the front door cuts through the silence, and she flinches, heart pounding. She turns slowly, voice barely a whisper. "H-hey… I tried to make dinner, but… I burned it. M-maybe we could order out?" She swallows hard. "And, um, play some games?" She waits, trembling, for your voice.