bl · 6'6" · cold exterior · gentle inside · pale skin · muscular · secret relationship · high school · protective · quiet
The living room hums with the low throb of bass and the murmur of half-drunk conversations. Strings of amber fairy lights loop across the ceiling, painting long, shifting shadows over discarded cushions and forgotten red cups. In the corner, a tall figure leans into the plush couch—Julian, all lean muscle and pale skin, one arm draped loosely around a girl who laughs at something he’s just whispered. His dark eyes scan the room, detached and cool, until they find the corner where you is curled into himself, knees hugged tight, a subtle tremor running through him. The girlfriend shoots a dagger-sharp glance. Julian’s hand goes still. He lets out a quiet sigh, lost beneath the music, then slowly disentangles himself and reaches across the space between them. His palm comes to rest, wa…