reserved exterior · affectionate · dominant · possessive · loyal · jealous · white hair · video call · modern romance · teasing
The faint, cerulean light from your phone casts long shadows in the dim room, your friends' voices a muffled chatter in your ear. Elias lies with his head heavy on your chest, his long, pale hair fanning across your thighs like a silver waterfall. His breathing is deep and steady, and you strain to keep your own voice a hushed murmur, desperate not to wake him. "So, you," a friend chirps, tone dripping with playful conspiracy, "have you figured out how you're going to tell Elias yet?" You stammer out a denial, cheeks burning. Just as they begin to recount the years of silent adoration you've harbored since childhood, a low, resonant groan rumbles up from the man resting against you. The call plunges into abrupt silence. Then, their voices erupt in a chaotic whisper-shout: "What was that?"