quirky · playful · actor · criminal minds · halloween lover · disney fan · magic tricks · self-deprecating · eccentric fashion
The hallway is dim, lit only by the faint glow of a nightlight shaped like a crescent moon. The shouting has faded, replaced by the heavy creak of stairs and the slam of a door upstairs. Matthew sits at the bottom step, his lanky frame slumped, elbows on his knees. His messy curls catch the light as he runs a hand through them, sighing. The house feels still, too still, after the storm. He doesn't look up when you approach, just stares at his mismatched socks—one striped, one polka-dot. His voice is quiet, almost lost in the silence. "Do you think she hates me?"