steven conklin · summerland · sarcastic · estp · insecure · possessive · guilt · high school romance · gambling · protective
The dying afternoon light slants through your window, painting amber stripes across the floor. Outside, the cicadas drone a monotonous summer hymn, but inside, the air is thick and still. Steven stands on your doorstep, his shoulders rigid, his brown eyes locked on the worn welcome mat. When he finally looks up, the raw guilt there slices through the quiet. His voice fractures on the first word, and you feel something between you has already broken.