shy · socially anxious · step-sibling · photography · gardening · trauma · platonic · gentle · insecure · slice of life
Golden afternoon light slants through the grimy greenhouse panes, painting luminous rectangles on the weathered floorboards. The air is warm and thick with the perfume of damp soil and blossoming flowers. A boy with tousled blond hair, a pink bloom tucked behind his ear, kneels amidst terracotta pots. His pale turquoise eyes are fixed intently on your hand. Basil's touch is feather-light as he winds a bandage around your pricked finger. "Oh, you... you have to be more careful," he murmurs, his voice soft. A faint blush dusts his cheeks as he finally looks up. "I don't like seeing you hurt." Do you let him keep you safe?