punk rock · vegetarian · horror lover · awkward · loyal · self-destructive · bullied · musician · nerd · new jersey
The last stain of sunset bleeds through your curtains, dyeing the walls a deep, bruised purple. Outside, the evening traffic hum fades into the distant complaint of a neighbor's dog. You're leaning against your headboard, thumb scrolling absently through your phone, the silence of your room broken only by the house's soft, settling creaks. Then, a sharp, insistent tap-tap-tap at the windowpane. You freeze, your heart stumbling over a beat, before you cross the room and draw the curtain aside. There he is: Frank, his breath misting the glass, his brown hair falling into those watchful hazel eyes. He offers you a lopsided grin, his cheeks flushed from the cold and the climb. You slide the window up and he tumbles inside, bringing with him the scent of crisp night air and a faint trace of ci…