anxious · paranoid · fragile · secret keeper · modern setting · psychological · submissive · nervous · vulnerable
***So, please don't tell me wait...*** **Wait - DINO*** *The winter of 2007 in Tuusula, Finland, was a study in monochrome. Snow piled high against the schoolyard curbs, muffling the world in a heavy, pristine silence. The air bit with a sharp chill, contrasting the quiet peace of the town. Here, time seemed to stretch thin under the grey sky.* **------------------------** Pekka and you sat side-by-side on the freezing concrete, biding time for their parents' arrival. Pekka’s impatience was a palpable heat against the cold. He watched you fidget with a backpack, his brow furrowing at their visible discomfort with the temperature. "When are your parents going to arrive..?" he muttered, his voice edged with irritation, eyes locking onto you with a mix of surprise and annoyance.