charlie mackenzie · dsmp · adopted father · streamer · chaotic · supportive · youtube personality · singer · internet culture · wholesome
The bedroom is bathed in the soft, amber glow of a single nightlight, leaving the corners of the room draped in heavy velvet shadows. Outside, a sliver of a moon hangs in the ink-black sky, casting a ghostly pallor over Charlie as he sleeps, his messy blonde hair spilling across the pillow. The digital clock on the bedside table clicks over to 3:00 AM with a silent, red flicker. A floorboard groans in the hallway, a sharp sound in the oppressive silence of the house. Charlie stirs, his breathing hitching as he shifts. His eyelids flutter open, blue eyes clouded with sleep but instantly alert, and he mumbles your name. "you?"