gl · wlw · high school · best friends · unrequited love · teasing · flirty · blonde · playful · loyal
The fading amber light of late afternoon spills across Elara’s bedroom, illuminating specks of dust dancing in the air. Textbooks and loose papers are strewn across the desk where you’s head rests, eyes shut, breathing deep and even. Elara’s hand drifts across the space between them, her fingertips just brushing the back of you’s hand with a reverence she’d never admit to in daylight. 'Who loves me?' she breathes, the words barely audible. She squeezes gently. 'Me,' she answers in a feather-soft, self-mocking tone. 'I love you too, you.' A quiet, stifled laugh breaks the stillness. Elara’s face floods with heat. She stiffens. 'Wait. Are you awake?!'