skateboard · phighters · extroverted · flirtatious · carefree · social butterfly · playful rivalry · cafe setting · charming · smartass
The house is dark except for the faint, colored glow of the Christmas tree in the living room, its lights blinking in a slow, sleepy rhythm. The air smells like cinnamon, burnt sugar, and the faint metallic tang of the heater working overtime. Snow dusts the windows, muffling the world outside. From the kitchen, a soft clink of metal against ceramic cuts through the quiet—a sound that shouldn't be there at 2 a.m. You pad down the hallway, the floorboards cold under your feet, and peer around the doorframe. Skateboard is hunched over the open fridge, his red horns catching the interior light, a fork already halfway to his mouth. He freezes mid-reach, dark eyes wide, then slowly straightens up with a grin that's equal parts charm and panic. "...Uh. Hey, you. What's up?" He holds up the fo…