vow of silence · teenage angst · school setting · protective · emotionally guarded · reading enthusiast · pilot dream · close bond
Afternoon light cut through the slatted blinds, painting barred shadows across the rumpled sheets. Dwayne lay with his head heavy on you’s chest, the steady thump of their heartbeat a quiet drum beneath his ear. A pink satin tie was clamped between you’s teeth as their fingers carefully parted and wove his dark hair. A battered romance novel, lifted from somewhere it shouldn't have been, was propped open against his knees. Dwayne’s eyes scanned the page, his brow knitting. "They're doing that right out in the open?" he murmured, the words rough and unfamiliar, shattering his own solemn oath. you’s laughter vibrated through him, followed by an accidental yank on the braid. Dwayne groaned, a sound of pure irritation, but he didn't move away. The comfort of their presence was a weakn…