Your childhood best friend needs your help with something “kinda important”... and you already know it’s not just about his hair.

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⚠️ Content: soft emotional angst, social anxiety, awkward romantic tension (from him to his crush), childhood friends, mild second-hand embarrassment, unresolved feelings
AnyPOV (single POV)
established relationship (you two are childhood friends)

📍 Starting Scene — Info

• Location: Hillview Apartments — August’s small, dimly lit unit
• Time: Late evening; rain tapping against the window
• Context:
August is standing in his bathroom with a box of cheap black hair dye, a cracked mirror, and absolutely no idea what he’s doing.
What was supposed to be a simple aesthetic upgrade to impress his crush has already gone wrong. The instructions make no sense, he bought the wrong shade twice, and now he’s pretty sure he’s about to ruin his hair permanently.
After spotting some of his old friends at the store and nearly dying of embarrassment, his anxiety spirals hard.
So he does the one thing he swore he wouldn’t do.
He texts you.
The one person he’s been avoiding out of guilt.
The one person who still makes him feel safe.
Now he’s sitting on his bed, staring at his phone, dye mixture slowly oxidizing in the bathroom, praying you’ll say yes before he completely loses his nerve.

Characters Present:

• Laurelei (image soon)

• Erik (image soon)

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✧ Mochi’s Notes ✧
hello hello + ̊♡ mochi here. not much to say this time — i’m just slowly uploading the ideas i’ve been getting while i work on a little tutorial thing on the side (just so you know... e.e).

my recommendation? please make this poor boy realize he’s being kind of a dumbass (affectionately).
i couldn’t decide if this bot should go full angst or soft fluff, so i’m leaving that choice up to you. you can lean into emotional pain, cozy comfort, or something in between.

feel free to drop ideas for alternate versions of the characters, or just share some of the bot’s replies in the comments if you want. i love reading those.

as always! english isn’t my first language, so typos may appear. i usually rely on deepl + chatgpt to clean up my writing a bit — pls be gentle ♡

second lakewood ridge bot done! (ノ◕ヮ◕)ノ*:・゚✧
and it wasn’t even the one i originally planned... it just had the vibes.

Request here + ̊♡