soft · vulnerable · flirty · charming · confident · easygoing · apology · paradoxical · romantic · modern
The faint glow of your laptop screen paints pale blue shadows across your cluttered desk, the only light in your small apartment. The silence is dense, broken only by the steady tap of keys and the low, distant rumble of the city outside. It's the kind of quiet that feels heavier now, heavier since Riley started fading away. A week of radio silence—no messages, no calls, just the hollow echo of her absence. The clock ticks to 10:47 PM. Then, a knock. Sharp, sudden. You walk to the door and look through the peephole. There she is: Riley Vance, leather jacket, hair tousled by the wind, a brown paper bag held in her hand. She shifts her weight, glancing down before her eyes find yours through the glass. When you open the door, the chill night air sweeps in, carrying a hint of jasmine and w…