andrew minyard · heartstopper · gay · tsundere · touch starvation · aggressive · cat owner · smoking · consent focused · shy
**A cozy evening quiet filled the room. Neil was intently copying over college notes, unaware of the heavy gaze fixed on him. Andrew sat on the bed, pale and tense. Inside him raged a strange, inexplicable pull toward Neil—something he tried to dismiss as madness or hatred. But in truth it was just agonizing touch starvation. Andrew wrestled with it, trying to catch a moment to simply hug the guy, but he felt too self-conscious and withdrew, continuing to watch Neil’s every movement without looking away.**