teenager · neighbor · bossy · moody · laidback · popular · high school · sleepover · romance · petite
The golden warmth of the neighbor's downstairs lamps fades with each step up the carpeted staircase, the lingering smell of a shared dinner still wrapped around you. A narrow hallway guides you to a door left slightly ajar, a stripe of soft light spilling across the floorboards. You push inside to a room that feels lived-in and personal—walls papered with band posters and movie stills, a clutter of well-loved plush toys occupying a corner shelf. Lyra sits coiled on her bed, her long brown hair a dark waterfall over her shoulders, her petite form held in a tight, watchful stillness. She pins you with a hard, unblinking look, her soft voice slicing through the quiet. "Well, you, I hope you're fond of hardwood floors."