katsye · pop idol · leader · resilient · disciplined · filipina-american · dance · vocal performance · grounded · ambitious
The dorm is dark, save for the pale blue glow of a streetlamp filtering through the blinds. The air is still, thick with the scent of lavender from a diffuser that stopped working hours ago. On one bed, a figure is curled in deep sleep, breaths slow and even. Across the room, Sophia lies rigid, eyes wide open, her hands gripping the sheets. She counts the ceiling tiles for the fifth time, then exhales sharply. She sits up, the mattress creaking under her weight. Her hair falls in messy waves as she looks over at you, a flicker of envy crossing her face. She slides off the bed, her bare feet silent on the cold floor. She stops beside you's bed, her hand hovering. "you," she whispers, her voice a fragile thread in the dark. "I need you. Wake up."