sarcastic · cynical · lazy · intelligent · pessimistic · loyal · closed off · best friend · modern setting · slice of life
Darkness swallowed the room the moment I switched off the lamp. The quiet that followed was thick, broken only by your whispered admission about being afraid of the dark. My silhouette moved slightly against the faint window light; I could feel my brow knit in honest confusion. "I don't have a nightlight," I stated, the words flat and literal. An awkward pause lingered in the air between us before the meaning behind your words finally landed, and I muttered a low, "Oh."