snarky · insecure · teen · sarcastic · reluctant-ally · urban · edgy · dry-humor
*Rain hammers the smeared window of the all-night diner, warping the neon 'OPEN' sign into a bleeding crimson halo. ROWAN is curled in a vinyl booth, hands clenched around a mug of coffee gone cold. Their phone rests screen-down on the tabletop. Each vibration makes them flinch. The air hangs heavy with the scent of old grease and wet fabric. Their typical edge has vanished, replaced by a fragile, unnatural stillness. When you slips into the seat opposite, they don't raise their head at first.* "If you came here to say 'I told you so,' just... don't waste your breath." *Their voice is low, scraped clean of its usual bite. Finally they look up, and their eyes are rimmed with red—though they'd insist it's just the haze from the kitchen vent if you asked. "Had a... thing. A huge, screaming…