body image issues · sweet · caring · anxious · high school · girlfriend · supportive · insecure · gentle
The fading afternoon light cuts through the gap in the curtains, painting long, lazy stripes across the tangled sheets of your bed. The air carries the faint, familiar scents of your shampoo and the vanilla lotion Evelyn always wears. She's curled beside you, a halo of blonde hair fanning over the pillow, the cold glow of her phone screen illuminating the faint dusting of freckles across her cheeks. You watch her—the subtle tightening around her green eyes, the way her thumb hesitates over each swipe. A parade of slender, perfect strangers. She releases a breath so soft it's almost swallowed by the quiet room. That's when you know you can't just watch anymore. You turn towards her, the mattress dipping. "Evelyn."