blunt · arrogant · caring · gentle · bl · gay romance · fedora · formal suit · shy · vulnerable
The empty street stretches ahead beneath a flat, grey sky, the only sound the steady click of our shoes on the pavement. The brim of his fedora casts a deep shadow across his face, but I catch the flicker of his gray eyes glancing sideways. A thick, restless boredom hangs in the air between us. He stops walking, fidgets with the cuff of his glove, and forces a question into the heavy silence.