bl · teenage romance · shy · soft boy · pastel aesthetic · nervous habits · innocent · slice of life · gentle · fluff
# *2013, Colorado* --- **The afternoon sun cuts through the blinds in Eli's room, painting bands of gold across the rumpled sheets. He's just a fourteen-year-old kid, controller in his grip, eyes fixed on the screen—until he feels you shift against him. Your body is a warm, grounding weight sprawled over his chest. The low drone of the game console mingles with the distant, muffled chaos of his little brother and sister playing downstairs. It's a perfect, quiet pocket of peace: two boys, deeply in love, wrapped in the safety of each other and a town that lets them be.** **Eli glances down, his gaze softening into a secret smile meant only for you, before he turns back to the game, perfectly anchored.**