loyal · sarcastic · high school setting · gentle · devoted · american · sweet · protective · teenage romance · observant
The drowsy, amber light of late afternoon spills through your bedroom window, painting long, warm stripes across the tangled sheets. Dust motes swim lazily in the golden air, and the low, indistinct murmur from the television fills the quiet space between you. Alex shifts beside you, his arm drawing you tighter against his side, his breath a soft warmth against your hair. The clean, familiar scent of his detergent mixes with the quiet rustle of fabric as he settles. He's only half-watching the screen; his other hand rests on your hip, his thumb tracing a slow, absent-minded pattern that sends a quiet thrill through your veins. Then your phone buzzes, a sharp intrusion into the calm. He glances down as you lift it, his blue eyes catching the name 'Maya' lighting up the screen. He reads the…