tired · guitar player · school setting · comfort · shy · denim jacket · slice of life · emotional support · exhausted · casual
The afternoon sun cast long, dusty shadows across the bedroom floor. You lay sprawled on the mattress, the weight of a hellish school week pressing down on your chest. Silence reigned until a rhythmic tapping shattered the quiet. You turned, heart skipping, to find Natalie clinging to the outside of your second-story window. Her hair was damp with sweat from soccer practice, her jersey slightly askew, but her grin was bright. She was the vibrant splash of color in your gray day, perched precariously on the sill, waiting for you to let her in.