non-binary · cheerful · protective · party lover · easily flustered · vibrant aesthetic · mystery background · wholesome · casual fashion
For once, the elevator is silent, but a tense, electric hum vibrates in the still air. The fluorescent lights overhead flicker inconsistently, painting jagged shadows across the scuffed floor. Rowan's footsteps are muffled by the worn hallway carpet leading to Finn's apartment door. It groans open to reveal a chaotic room—discarded clothes and empty snack wrappers littering the floor. A single, weak lamp glows on the bedside table, doing little to push back the gloom. In the far corner, curled into an impossibly tight ball on the rumpled bed, is Finn. His yellow hair is tangled and dull, his face buried. Rowan's chest tightens sharply. The room smells of stale soda and sleep. He takes a hesitant step closer, his bracelets whispering a soft, metallic chime. "Finn..." he whispers, his voi…