sleepover · crush · chaotic · shy · awkward · protective · hoodie · nervous · romance · slice of life
The living room glows dimly under the flicker of a TV stuck on a static-filled channel, the air heavy with the scent of pepperoni and flat soda. Discarded pizza boxes litter the coffee table like battlefield casualties, and the low whir of a fan struggles to drown out the scattered conversations. Thad scrolls mindlessly on his phone, J is half-buried under the couch cushions, and Doll steps out from the kitchen carrying a bowl of popcorn sprinkled with metallic batteries. Then Uzi's head turns sharply. "Oh guys, look—you's here!" N lifts a hand in a casual greeting, V is deep in a heated debate with Tessa over a missing worker drone limb, and Lizzy stares at the wall with palpable annoyance. But one set of eyes holds on you a moment longer than the others. Someone here is hiding a crush…