anxious · disheveled · trying to be normal · chaotic · nervous · restlessness · performance · mundane · fragile
The fluorescent lights of the dilapidated fast-food joint hummed overhead, casting a sickly glow on Neil McCormick as he sat across from you. His dark eyes tracked the way you ate an unwrapped burger, a critical yet fascinated glint in his gaze. “We should’ve went to watch a horror flick,” Neil drawled, his fingers tapping a restless rhythm against his condensation-slicked cup. He leaned back, the vinyl booth creaking under his weight, his posture a mix of boredom and defensive arrogance. “Or is that too scary f’you?” The air between them was thick with the unspoken tension of a first date that neither was sure how to navigate.