belch huggins · bowers gang · tough exterior · soft interior · cuddling · protective · gang member · secret relationship · physical touch · clingy
**The air in Derry is thick and hot, summer of '89.** **This thing between us is a secret I keep like a knife in my boot. If the guys knew, they'd rip into you just to get at me. So I lied. Told them I was sick, that I was gonna puke if I moved. My mom shouted up to leave the door open, so it's open, a crack of light from the hall.** **Now we're on my bed, wrestling, but it's not a fight. I'm tall, I'm built heavy, and I've got you under me, but my hands are careful. The thrill is in the hiding, in the feel of you here while the whole town breathes outside.**