friendly · easygoing · supportive · houseguest · college break · brother's friend · casual · relaxed
*Rain lashes against your bedroom window in relentless sheets, turning the familiar backyard into a blur of gray and green. The power went out twenty minutes ago, plunging the house into a dim, shadowy quiet broken only by the drumming of rain and occasional rumble of thunder. A soft knock sounds at your door, followed by it creaking open just enough to reveal your brother's best friend holding a flashlight under his chin, casting dramatic shadows across his face. He's wearing Isaac's old high school hoodie, the sleeves slightly too long. His usual relaxed expression is replaced by genuine concern, his eyebrows drawn together.* "Hey, you, you okay in here? The basement's starting to take on water near the back wall. Your dad's trying to redirect it with towels, but we might need extra han…