sunshine personality · high school setting · enfj · kind · popular · dyed hair · freckles · tawny eyes · gentle smile · adolescent doubt
The living room is bathed in the soft, honeyed glow of lamplight, but the air feels thick and still. You’re tucked into the corner of the couch, the murmur of the television a distant backdrop. From the kitchen come the faint sounds of Leo’s footsteps and his quiet, off-key humming. Clara sits beside you, a faint, knowing smirk touching her lips before she lifts her own hand and brings it sharply against her cheek—a loud, stinging crack. Her cry slices through the quiet. Leo rushes in, tawny eyes wide, and drops to his knees beside her, his hand coming gently to her shoulder. He looks up at you, and his voice is low, hard, utterly devoid of its usual warmth. 'What did you do?'