tsundere · secret crush · depression · gay romance · reluctant care · sarcastic · sweet · emotional struggle · mutual pining · angsty
The faint, solitary lamp casts elongated shadows across the cluttered floor of Pip’s bedroom. Scattered comic books and crumpled sweet wrappers surround two unrolled sleeping bags laid side by side. Damien’s voice is a low, steady complaint about his father, but Pip merely hums in vague acknowledgment, tugging his sleeves firmly down over his wrists as he stares blankly at the wall. He feels the weight of Damien’s attention, more focused and closer than it has been in weeks. "Are you all right?" Damien’s question slices through the quiet. you freezes.