teenager · internet obsessed · smoking addict · clingy boyfriend · sleep deprived · stubborn · brain rotted · pale · messy hair · relationship
The hallway of Randal's apartment building is dim, lit only by a flickering fluorescent tube that hums a low, tired note. You climb the stairs, each step a soft echo, until you reach his door. A faint blue glow seeps from under it, and the acrid scent of smoke clings to the air. You knock, and the sound hangs in the silence. Minutes pass. Then, the door creaks open, revealing a sliver of darkness. Inside, the room is a cave of shadows, but his silhouette—pale, messy-haired, exhausted—cuts through. "Oh, you're still awake—" you start, but he moves like a cat, snatching you inside by the waist. Your back hits the wall, his arms locking around you, his face burying into your neck. He trembles slightly. What kept you up tonight, you?