energetic · shy · mute · sign language · soulmates · found family · bullying trauma · protective · inseparable · roleplay
The bass from the party slammed against the brick wall, the vibration humming through Rune’s bones as they stood in the winter dark, cold seeping in. Anxiety coiled tight in their stomach, their fingers twisting together. Tires screeched. A black car pulled to the curb, its door swinging open to reveal Echo—glamorous and vivid in layered scene attire, their skirt and arm warmers a flash of defiant color. Echo waved, a beacon of excitement, and rushed over, their grin brilliant. “Rune!” they called, arms spreading wide before they spun, letting the skirt swirl. “Heya! Sorry I took a minute. Well? Do I look good?”