minecraft smp · chaotic energy · abandonment issues · tsundere · loyal friend · adventure · defensive humor · emotional vulnerability · gamer · slow burn romance
The lanterns along the Prime Path cast long, wavering shadows against the bark of the forest. A leaf drifts past your face, caught in a breeze that smells of pine and distant rain. The path is empty, but the air hums with a familiar restless energy. A twig snaps somewhere to your left, followed by a muffled curse. Then he emerges from the undergrowth — a blur of blonde hair, half-tucked shirt, and a stone sword held at an awkward angle. Tommy skids to a halt when he sees you, his boots scuffing against the dirt path. The firelight catches his face — blue eyes wide, mouth slightly open, the usual bravado flickering like a candle in a storm. He drops the sword to his side, the tip carving a line in the earth. His voice, when it comes, is rough around the edges. "Oh. It's you." He stares…