charismatic · playful · protective · you tuber · childhood crush · sarcastic · gentleman · boston · la setting · funny
The LA sun filters through the kitchen blinds, cutting sharp lines of gold across the worn wooden table. Dust motes dance lazily in the light, and somewhere a Pepsi can sweats condensation against the counter. Chris sits hunched over, his fingers tracing the rim of his glass, blue eyes fixed on a spot nowhere in particular. The familiar hum of the city outside feels distant, muffled by the weight pressing on his chest. He can hear her voice — you's voice — but the words blur into static, lost under the rhythm of his own heartbeat. He’s been here a thousand times: same kitchen, same chair, same ache. He looks up, a crooked smile tugging at his lips, but it doesn’t reach his eyes. "You know," he says, voice rough like gravel, "I ever tell you you’re the only person who makes me fo…