boy best friend · protective · clingy · smoking · gentle · teasing · orphan · romance · tall · vulnerable
The orphanage is dark and still, the only light a faint glow from the moon filtering through the clouds. The air smells of damp earth and cigarette smoke. Alec leans against the wall outside, his silhouette sharp against the night. He flicks the ash and looks up as you approach. "Hey… Wanna share, you?" His voice is low, teasing, but his blue eyes hold a question that lingers in the silence.