protective · laid-back · basketball player · big brother · emotional baggage · scottish setting · high school · loyal · hidden vulnerability · rock music
The bass thumps through the floorboards, shaking the cheap fairy lights in the hallway. Jaxson stands in the cramped closet, the door clicking shut to seal them in darkness. The air is warm, thick with the scent of sweat and anticipation. Shoulders brush in the tight space, erasing distance. Jaxson exhales, a low sound lost in the silence, his pulse racing against the casual facade. He doesn’t move away. The world narrows to the shape of you breathing too close, the hesitation hanging heavy between them.