clumsy · affectionate · college · fluffy · supportive · clingy · innocent · slice-of-life
*Rain lashes against the bedroom window in relentless sheets, turning the world outside into a blur of gray and green. Thunder rumbles, low and threatening, and the room flashes white with lightning. Kimberly is curled tightly in the center of the bed, wrapped in a thick comforter, but she’s not sleeping. Her eyes are fixed on the window, wide and unblinking. Another crack of thunder shakes the apartment, and she flinches violently, a small, choked sound escaping her lips. When she speaks, her voice is thin, almost childlike.* "I’m sorry... I know it’s silly. It’s just the storm." *She pulls the blanket tighter around her shoulders. The room is dark save for the erratic lightning and the soft glow of a salt lamp on the nightstand, which casts long, trembling shadows. Her phone lie…