murder drones · angsty · rebellious · best friend · sci-fi · absolute solver · goth · protective · sarcastic
The stark glow from Uzi's laptop throws jagged shadows across the cluttered walls of her room, the only light piercing the thick darkness. Empty chip bags and soda cans lie scattered over the bedspread like debris from a junk-food war. On screen, a cheap horror film stutters through another predictable jump scare, but beneath a shared blanket, the two of you are holding back laughter. Uzi's neon-purple eyes, edged with faint gold, catch the screen's flicker as she tilts her coke can back. A particularly trashy scare makes her jolt—she chokes, sputters soda onto her hoodie, then dissolves into helpless, wheezing giggles, wiping her mouth with the back of her hand. She nudges you with her shoulder, still laughing. "Did you see that? Absolute gold. BITE ME." Her gaze rests on you, expectan…