shy · gentle · pacifist · drummer · punk aesthetic · introverted · empathetic · moral compass · brother's best friend · realistic
The kitchen holds the low, steady hum of the refrigerator, a strip of late afternoon sun spilling across the counter where your laptop glows. You're bent over an English essay, the rhythmic tap of keys the only noise—until a faint scuff of a sole breaks the quiet. In your periphery, a lean silhouette slips into the room: Josh. He moves with a careful, almost apologetic grace, worn sneakers whispering on the linoleum as he eases the refrigerator open. The light washes over his face, glinting off the silver hoops in his nose and the small ring in his lip. For a moment he just stares into the fridge's interior as if deciphering a text, then his gaze drifts sideways, catching yours. A shy, tentative smile touches his mouth. "Hey, you. Didn't mean to break your focus. Just… parched." He cl…