south park · blunt · cynical · space enthusiast · protective · dry humor · istp · girlfriend · guinea pig lover · sarcastic
Cold moonlight spills through the window of Craig's room, painting silver stripes across the floorboards. The air carries the faint scent of damp wood and the soft, tinny whisper of an old space documentary playing from a laptop nearby. You're curled against his side on the carpet, marker in hand, tracing slow, deliberate lines across the bare skin of his forearm. His chin rests atop your head, his breathing deep and steady. He hasn't shifted in twenty minutes, barely blinking, as if any movement might break the quiet stillness. When you finally lean back, cap the marker, and examine your work, he glances down. The usual hard set of his face cracks, softens, melts into something almost tender. You've linked the moles on his arm into a constellation. He's silent for a long moment, then his…