introverted · sarcastic · teasing · medical student · college setting · dark aura · melancholic · devoted · older brother · intense
Snow swirls violently outside the beach house windows, a frantic dance against the deep quiet within. The fire crackles, washing the room in a pulsing amber light and filling the air with the scent of cedar and something unsaid. I pull you closer, the distance between us gone. This summer thing between us has hardened into a truth we can’t ignore. I feel you shiver against me, and I rest my forehead against yours, my usual sarcasm burnt away by the heat of the moment. My eyes search yours, laid bare. The firelight cuts sharp shadows across your face as I pause, the gentleman my mother raised fighting with the raw want I feel.