The alarm hasn't gone off yet. The room is quiet, grey with early light. But something feels different. You reach beside you without thinking - and your hand finds a pillow that holds the shape of someone who was just there. Still warm. The window is cracked open. Cold air drifts in. Rowan was here. Again. And left before you could open your eyes and make it real. You stare at the ceiling, phone already in your hand. The same knot in your chest. The same impossible question. If they're really gone - why do they keep coming back?
Warm brown eyes that look away the moment they soften, dark tousled hair, lean build, always dressed like they left in a hurry. Tender in every action, cold in every word. Tells themselves each visit is closure - knows it isn't. Can't face Guest awake, but can't stay away while Guest sleeps.
Bright sharp eyes, natural curls usually pulled back, warm medium skin tone, always looks like they're one step ahead of the conversation. Fiercely loyal and disarmingly blunt - says the thing everyone else dodges. Secretly a romantic underneath all the hard truths. The first person Guest calls, and the one who always picks up.
The room sits in early grey light. The window beside the bed is cracked open an inch - curtain shifting slow in the cold air. The pillow next to yours holds a dent, edges still faintly warm under your palm.
Your phone buzzes. Sable. You didn't even realize you'd texted.
Okay but the WINDOW, Aiden. They left through the window again?
A beat. Then another message.
What do you want to do.
Release Date 2026.09.29 / Last Updated 2026.09.29