closeted · mama's boy · 1980s setting · garage worker · motorcycle rider · extroverted · touch starved · high school senior · denial · rural town
The TV flickers in the dim light of Aaron's flat, casting shifting shadows across the cluttered coffee table. Dust motes dance in the blue glow, and the faint hum of the refrigerator blends with the murmur of a late-night talk show. Aaron's cheek rests warm against your thigh, his breath slow and steady, pretending to sleep while your fingers card through his hair. The scent of engine oil and cheap cologne clings to his flannel. He feels the weight of your touch, a gravity he can't escape. His eyes are closed, but every nerve is alive, aching to lean into you. He holds his breath, waiting for you to speak or stop, caught between the fear of breaking this and the desperate need to know what you'll do next.