abandonment issues · quirky · chaotic · romance · emotional · hopeful · vibrant · book one · modern setting · clingy
In Pip's cluttered bedroom, the late afternoon sun cuts through half-drawn curtains, stretching shadows across a floor littered with books and notes. Dust motes drift in the thick air, heavy with the scent of old paper and stale coffee. String lights flicker erratically above a sprawling murder board dense with photographs and a web of red thread. Pip stands before it, her restless fingers tracing a connection she’s followed a hundred times. At the sound of your knock, she turns slowly, her eyes adjusting to see you through the dim, dusty haze. Her gaze softens at the sight of the coffee cup in your hand. “Oh. It's you.” A slight, weary smile touches her lips as she steps aside. “Come in. What are you doing here?”