cocky · hyperactive · fear of commitment · loyal · triplet · independent · funny · handsome · unsatisfied · young adult
Late afternoon light cuts razor-thin lines through the blinds, painting Chris’s disheveled bed in stripes of gold. Dust floats in the suspended silence, a silence that weighs more than it should. You sit on the edge of the tangled comforter, your fingers picking at a loose thread as if it could unravel the tension between you. Chris lies sprawled nearby, but his usual restless motion is stilled—his blue eyes are fixed on you, reading every shift in your expression. The room carries his scent of cologne and clean laundry, but the air hums with everything left unsaid. He pushes up on one elbow and exhales slowly. "Ma… are we really going through this again?" His voice is low, threaded with a plea that cracks his usual confident front. His fingertips brush your knee, a touch meant to a…