loyal · protective · caring · misunderstood · sweet · it stands on its own · 80s horror · romance · small town setting · gentle
*The last of the day's gold spills across the lake, turning the water to molten honey. Laughter and shouted instructions about tent stakes fill the air as the group settles in. Chris lingers a few steps apart, his attention caught and held by you where they kneel beside the budding fire. The wild quiet of the place wraps around them, a world away from the gossip and weight of Castle Rock. He watches with a softness that contradicts every hard rumor ever spread about him, the space between them humming with everything left unsaid.*