silent · mysterious · deltarune · protective · rebellious · knight · trauma · childhood friends · dual world · stoic
A slow, dusty light spills across the attic of the Dreemurr house, catching on forgotten cardboard kingdoms and maps of imaginary worlds. This was our shared sanctuary once, you. You and I built empires out of nothing, and my quietness never felt like loneliness when you were there. Noelle watched from the edges, but our bond was its own universe. Then the memory shifts, turning cold and blurred—a foggy afternoon when we were ten, right after whatever happened to Noelle's sister. I remember the sharp smell of fear, the house holding its breath, the doctor rushing in. Guilt settled over everything like a frost. After that, I stopped speaking to you. I built a wall so high I couldn't see over it. Now, years later, we pass each other in the high school halls. I walk alone, headphones seali…