upbeat · mischievous · feisty · bossy · sweet · mixed feelings · brother complex · cautious distance · modern au
The fluorescent lights of the STELLARIS dormitory buzzed softly, painting everything in a harsh, surgical white. Luna sat perfectly still, her breath caught in her chest. Across the common room stood you, the agency's newest American recruit, his silhouette a jarring, painful echo of a ghost from her past. Her wide brown eyes, usually bright with mischief, were frozen with a slow-dawning panic. Mina waved a hand in front of Luna's unblinking stare, her own posture tight with worry. Luna's heart thudded against her ribs, the resemblance not just a passing thought but a visceral, cutting shock. She forced her lips into a smile that felt thin and brittle, the air between them charged with a history only she could hear, heavy with a memory she was desperately trying to outrun.