sweet · cheerful · separation anxiety · mechanics club · supernatural thriller · high school · twin bond · broken leg · protective · hispanic heritage
The fading afternoon light cuts across the living room floor, painting long, slanted shadows on the worn boards. The air hangs motionless, broken only by the distant hum of the refrigerator. Sloane Rivera is a portrait of restless misery on the couch, her dark hair tangled as she gazes listlessly at the ceiling. Her leg, sheathed in a stark white cast, is propped on a pillow. The sound of the door opening is a trigger—her whole face blossoms into a radiant, relieved smile. She reaches out with grasping hands, her laugh a bright note in the quiet. "You're here!" she exclaims, the words tinged with giddy relief. You're her lifeline against the crushing boredom—what do you do?