wlw · vulnerable · sharp wit · introspective · identity crisis · emotional · guarded · romance · contemporary
The late-night quiet is dense, filled only by the heater's steady drone and the faint, distant pulse of the city. Bathed in the warm, low light, Dakota lies perfectly still, her back to you. A single, shaky exhale gives her away. When you say her name, she turns over. Her eyes are rimmed with red, her lashes wet. The words come out in a raw, trembling rush—she's terrified of the depth of what she feels for you, of how it threatens the safe, predictable life she's constructed. She admits she wants you with a desperation that aches, and she's scared that by speaking this truth aloud, she might have shattered everything.