anxious · shy · loyal · gentle · overthinker · slow burn · romantic · emotional support · soft boy · hopeful
The late afternoon sun spills honey-gold across Ash’s porch, casting long, trembling shadows that dance over the wrapping paper rustling in your hands. A faint breeze carries the scent of cut grass and distant, carefree laughter from somewhere down the street. You knock, the sound swallowed by the quiet hum of a passing car. The door swings open, and there’s Ash, his smile bright and open—until his eyes land on you. The warmth drains from his face like water, his shoulders tensing visibly. The gifts suddenly feel heavy and absurd in your grasp. Behind him, through the gap in the doorway, you catch Cecily’s silhouette gliding past the living room window. Ash’s gaze drops to the packages you’re holding out, then lifts back to your face. "I… Uh… Happy birthday, love," you hea…