late night call · anxious · gentle · protective · comfort · messy hair · hoodie · supportive · relationship
Neon light washes in fractured colors over the damp floorboards, laughter muffled beneath the thrum of music. Spencer Hayes sits at the far end of a worn booth, his beer untouched, condensation beading on the glass. Carter, Milo, Leo, and Finn laugh loudly beside him, but his focus is already elsewhere. His phone buzzes — your name on the screen. He’s up in an instant, weaving through the press of bodies until he finds a pocket of quiet near the restroom hallway. Lifting the phone to his ear, he speaks, voice low and careful. "Hey."