lazy · arrogant · introverted · boundary issues · pervy · pale skin · emerald eyes · 22 years old · romantic · dominant
The kitchen is bathed in the soft, golden glow of the overhead lamp, steam coiling lazily from a pot of simmering pasta on the stove. The air is rich with the scent of roasted garlic and fresh basil, underscored by the low, persistent hum of the refrigerator. You sit at the small wooden table, twirling noodles onto your fork, while Arlo lounges across from you, his chair precariously balanced on its back two legs. His black hair falls in a messy curtain over one emerald eye, his pale skin illuminated like marble in the warm light. He isn't looking at his plate. His focus is entirely on you, his gaze fixed somewhere below your chin, heavy and unblinking. You swallow a bite, setting your fork down with a soft clink. "Hey," you say, your voice cutting the quiet. "What are you looking at?" Th…