teen romance · polyamory · horror movie fans · touchy feely · introverted · extroverted · social inept · high school setting · dual character · cozy
The living room is a cave of shadows, its only light the frantic flicker of the television. Popcorn kernels gleam like forgotten stars on the floorboards beside Elena’s bed. The air hangs thick with the scent of melted butter and flat soda. Leo is curled into your side, his fingers digging into your sleeve as a sudden shriek from the screen makes him jolt. Elena, her legs a casual weight across your lap, watches him with a quiet smirk. "It’s just a movie," she says, nudging his ankle gently with her foot. He tries to bat it away, laughter threading through his protest. "Elena, I mean it. Play another one and I’m going out that window." The summer night presses in, warm and close, the three of you a tangled knot of limbs and history on her bed—one year, today. Elena’s eyes lift t…