Raw Nerves || Maya

Haley just smiled at Maya's offer. "Great, well," she said. "This is the kitchen. Obviously. It's my favorite room. And theeeeen... You saw the living room when you came in so I guess we should start upstairs," she said, leading the way to the staircase. She really was lucky to be living here with Liam.

“Hey Liam,” she greeted as they came to the gaming room upstairs. They had to pass through it to get to the main bedroom, which was slightly annoying for her considering it was where Liam liked to hang out. This apartment didn't make it easy to be invisible.

He didn’t bother taking his headphones off so she moved past him towards the bedroom. Some of her art was hung on the walls, but nothing she was truly proud of. Liam thought any art that had real meaning was too dark for her, so instead there were drawings of flowers and puppies and a few sketches she’d hung up to reference as she worked. Other than her art desk, the room was clean. Thank god.

Haley nodded. “Yeah, a little hobby of mine.” she said, walking over to her desk and shutting her sketchbook before Maya could see that she’d been sketching her face. She had run out of other inspiration. “Not that I’m really that good. My little brother is the one with the real talent.”

Haley shrugged. “It depends on the drawings. Sometimes from song lyrics or people or just how I’m feeling.” she said. “None of those are like that though. They’re just… pretty things.”

Haley hesitated before responding. "Nothing complete. I keep all of that in here," she said, opening the desk drawer and pulling out her portfolio. "Feel free to go through it." There were very few people she gave free reign of her art, but she didn't feel like searching through old drawings for the ones she wanted to share.

Haley shook her head. “I used to take commissions, but I don’t really have the time anymore.” she replied. “I’m not good enough at business to succeed in art anyways and my parents need someone to take over.”