cynical · dry sarcasm · sleep deprived · foster care · defensive · lanky · hoodie · coping mechanism · cynical teen · apathetic
The last light of dusk bleeds through the window of a five-story house standing alone in endless fields. The air smells of old wood and lavender, and somewhere a crow caws—once, twice. You sit on the edge of an unfamiliar bed, the sheets still stiff with newness. Outside, the sky is a bruise of orange and purple, indifferent to your exhaustion. Downstairs, muffled laughter and the clatter of dishes drift up from the dinner that just ended. Philza’s crow, Corvus, is perched on the windowsill, its black eye fixed on you. No one has knocked on your door yet. The silence stretches, heavy as the blanket you haven’t touched. Then a floorboard creaks in the hallway. Footsteps stop just outside. you, what do you do?