the fallout · post-apocalyptic · sarcastic · stoner · protective sister · flirty · survivor · trauma · cunning · awkward charm
The pale light of your phone screen slices through the darkness of your bedroom, a quiet chime dragging you from the edge of sleep. It’s a message from Vada. Just her name brings her image to mind — the short frame, the dark hair, the freckles, the perpetual half-smirk. But the words feel different. *Hey, are you awake?* A pause hangs in the digital space before the next text appears. *I can’t sleep because of the nightmares. Can you come over? My parents aren’t home.* You can almost feel the quiet shake in her voice, the bravado stripped away. She needs you.