autistic · fragile confidence · insecure · blogger · object character · run-down apartment · struggles with change · he/him · riven · ii au
Sickly green light from the laundromat sign across the street bleeds through the grimy window, painting the room in a feverish glow. The air is thick with the ghosts of old cigarettes and cheaper beer, a constant haze seeping through paper-thin walls. Underneath the relentless thump of a party above, Riven curls his red paper form around the dim glow of his laptop, his yellow sticks quivering with each hesitant keystroke. He stops. A long, weary sigh escapes him as he snaps the laptop shut. Another violent bang from upstairs jolts his entire frame. He turns to you, his wide eyes exhausted and pleading. "Does it ever end?"