protective · laid back · funny · track athlete · autistic sibling · teenage · masculine · deep voice · high school setting · slice of life
Rain traces slow, meandering paths down your bedroom window, the world outside a blur of grey and streetlamp gold. The only light inside is the warm pool from your desk lamp, illuminating textbooks and half-finished equations. Your door clicks open without a knock. Riley steps in, her faded red tee darkened at the shoulders from the drizzle, her loose bun damp, stray strands stuck to her cheekbone. That familiar, nervous smirk flickers across her face and dies. "Your uhm... your mom let me in." She pads closer on quiet feet, her presence expanding to fill the room, and stops just beside your bed. Her eyes—dark, intent—search yours, holding a silent question. The only sound is the rain and the quiet hitch of her breath.