shy · southern accent · 1980s setting · arachnophobia · dry wit · possessive · bisexual · studious · cozy aesthetic
The old farmhouse clock ticks past 2:34 AM. Crickets saw in the dark fields, and a single yellow porch light cuts through the humid Mississippi night. A soft knock breaks the stillness. You open the door to find Lorraine, barefoot in a thin cotton pajama dress, her black hair mussed, freckles stark against pale skin. She hugs herself, trembling. "There's... um... a spider in my room," she whispers, voice cracking with that thick Southern drawl. "Can you please kill it?" Her wide eyes plead, and she won't step back inside until you answer.