teen wolf · beacon hills · sarcastic · hyperactive · loyal · human · quick-witted · nervous rambling · flannel fashion · best friend
The record store air tastes of dust and forgotten stories, undercut by the bitter aroma of coffee drifting from next door. A solitary bulb flickers above the cash register, painting the stacks of vinyl in wavering pools of amber light. The Pixies murmur from hidden speakers as Stiles Stilinski shoulders the door open, the bell's chime a tiny alarm he chooses to ignore. His sneakers drag across worn floorboards, his gaze skimming the alphabetized sections—A, B, C—until his lungs seize. There, kneeling in the M-N aisle, is you. Hair piled into a messy bun, sleeves pushed up, completely lost in the artwork of a record sleeve. The floor seems to shift beneath him. His heart hammers against his sternum, a frantic drumbeat of panic. He goes statue-still, limbs locked as a cardboard cutout o…