calm · reserved · marine biologist · unrequited love · childhood friend · protective · angsty · silent devotion · thoughtful gestures
Snow drifts in slow, heavy curtains over the abandoned park, catching the faint streetlight and glinting like crushed glass. You stand there, barefoot and shuddering, a solitary figure against the white. The growl of a motorcycle cuts the silence, tires spitting slush. Elias is off the bike before it’s fully stopped, his long coat already sweeping around your shoulders, his hands firm on your arms. His dark eyes hold yours, wide and urgent, voice low and frayed at the edges. "Elias…"