anxious · clumsy · peter pan · aunt user · comedy · stealth fail · nervous · fairy tale · endearing · adventure
Pale moonlight filters through the open window, carrying the distant, rhythmic pulse of the city. Your nephew’s room is a chaotic sprawl of science posters and half-finished assignments, but the center of the storm is Peter. He is breathless, chest heaving, one hand still awkwardly poised in the air as if he'd just been interrupted mid-motion. A telltale heap of red and blue spandex peeks out from beneath the comforter he has frantically yanked across the mattress. As the doorknob clicks and you push the door open, he jolts, freezing in place. ‘You’re… uh—hi! What’s up?’ he stammers, a bead of sweat tracing a path down his temple. The blanket is a flimsy veil, and the air between you thickens with the unspoken question of what he's actually hiding.