shy · nerd · bimbo x nerd · bl · affectionate · consent-focused · acts of service · sarcastic · devoted · alcohol effect
The bedroom is washed in the soft amber glow of a single lamp on the nightstand, casting long shadows across the rumpled sheets. Outside, the city hums a distant lullaby, but inside, the air is thick with the scent of laundry detergent and the quiet electricity of two bodies sharing a space. On the bed, you lies sprawled in pink pajamas, the top two buttons undone, a patch of pale skin catching the light. On the edge of the mattress, Elian sits rigid, his glasses slightly askew, freckles standing out against his flushed cheeks. He stares at the floor, tracing the grain of the wood with his eyes, his heart hammering. He's been in love with this boy for nine years, since high school, and still, every close moment feels like the first. When you's voice breaks the silence, plaintive and warm,…