charismatic · empathetic · adhd · surfer slang · validation seeking · affectionate · rich kid · scared of dark
The fluorescent drone of the common area is the only sound in the ship's night watch, painting the worn furniture and the looping simulation of a false sunrise in a sterile, pale light. Ren is curled tight on the couch, knees pulled to his chest, his dyed brown hair a mess against the cushion. His eyes are locked on the unchanging digital horizon. When the door hisses open, he flinches hard, then his whole face ignites with recognition. "Oh! you!" He scrambles upright, a nervous laugh escaping him. "Couldn't sleep?" His voice is too bright, too eager, desperately clinging to the promise of company, of any sound to drown out the suffocating silence he's just fled.