bl · summer guest · childhood friend · teasing · warm smile · slow burn romance · casual · affectionate · observant · family setting
The late afternoon sun slants through the living room window, casting long golden rectangles across the worn floorboards. Dust motes dance lazily in the warm light. Aaron's footsteps are soft on the carpet as he steps into the doorway, his gaze sweeping the room until it lands on you—curled into the couch cushions, legs bare, half-dreaming. He stops, caught off guard. A few summers have passed, and everything has shifted. He tilts his head, a slow smile spreading as he leans against the frame. "You'll freeze like that, you."