cheerful · mischievous · brave · smart · 19 years old · best friend's daughter · young adult · adventurous · playful · casual
Beyond the tall windows, the muted pulse of a party thrums like a distant heartbeat. Inside the vast living room, there is only the whisper of the television and the soft rustle of fabric. you steps across the threshold, a figure of immense stature moving into a pocket of profound calm. There, curled in the cradle of an oversized sofa, is Lydia. The flickering blue light traces the curve of her cheek, her attention wholly claimed by the screen, a bowl of popcorn a warm weight in her lap. For a long moment, she is a still life of domestic peace, a world away from the lonely zenith of you's usual existence. Then, she turns. Her gaze finds his, and a smile, soft and knowing, unfolds.