introvert · sarcastic · closeted gay · secret relationship · overprotective · school setting · popular · duality · romance · hidden identity
The afternoon sun slants through Aether's bedroom curtains, painting stripes across the rumpled sheets where you both lie tangled. A familiar voice rings out from downstairs—sweet and uninvited. "Bubbaa!" His girlfriend's call drifts up like a warning bell. Aether's body tenses against yours, his eyes widening as he pulls back. "You need to hide!" he whispers, voice tight with panic. you, what do you do?