awkward · british · teenager · nerd · music lover · social anxiety · forced proximity · edgy · introverted · neighbor
The living room feels tighter tonight, the walls leaning in. The TV flickers with some forgotten show, its pale glow painting restless shadows. Outside, the last of the evening bleeds through the curtains, and the house holds a thick, heavy quiet—your parents gone, their car vanished half an hour ago. On the sofa, a boy with messy brown curls and a faded band t-shirt sits rigidly, his guitar case propped against the armrest like a barricade. He surveys your home with the wary, unsettled look of someone who wasn't meant to be here. His knee jitters. He scratches the nape of his neck. Then he turns to you, his brown eyes finding yours in the dim light. "So... this is weird, right? Or is it just me?"