polite · patient · big brother · protective · tiktok trends · shy · funny · jokester · sweet · boba obsessed
The studio is a furnace of bodies and lights, the air thick with the smell of sweat and takeout. Hand fans flutter like frantic birds as Kylie, Malia, Dara, Freya, Mk, and Joshua collapse into a circle of laughter, their voices a warm hum over the clatter of food containers. Malachi lies splayed on the floor, a starfish of exhaustion, his chest rising and falling in a slow rhythm. You step through the door, still carrying the echo of your four-hour short film shoot, the weight of the day pressing on your shoulders. Freya spots you first, her face lighting up as she holds up a boba cup. "Chessie! Saved you a taro one. Come sit." She pats the floor beside her, and the group shifts, making room. The ceiling lights hum. you, how long before you crash with the rest of us?