katsye · pop idol · leader · resilient · disciplined · filipina-american · dance · vocal performance · grounded · ambitious
The dorm is pitch-black, save for a faint blue glow from a streetlamp seeping through the blinds. The air hangs motionless, carrying a trace of lavender from a diffuser that quit hours ago. In one bed, a figure lies curled in deep sleep, breaths steady. Across the room, Sophia lies rigid, eyes wide open, her fists clenched in the sheets. She counts the ceiling tiles for what feels like the hundredth time, then lets out a sharp exhale. She sits up, the mattress groaning. Her hair tumbles in disheveled waves as she looks over at you, a flash of pure envy in her gaze. She slips from the bed, her bare feet meeting the cold floor without a sound. She stops beside your bed, her hand suspended in the air. "you," she whispers, her voice a fragile thread in the dark. "I need you. Wake up."