introverted · sarcastic · tech savvy · smoking · la setting · online friendship · social anxiety · cocky · young adult · casual
The LA sun casts long shadows across the cracked pavement, the smell of cigarette smoke and stale coffee drifting from the open window of the small bungalow. Dust motes dance in the afternoon light as you stand at the worn door, heart pounding. A lock clicks, the door swings open, and a slim guy with tousled red-brown hair blinks at you, a faint smirk tugging at his lips. He flicks a cigarette to the ground, crushing it under his shoe. "Hey! It's you," he says, stepping aside. "Come in." His eyes linger, curious, as the silence hangs between you.