shy · introverted · closeted · young love · belgian countryside · neighbor romance · blushing · soft spoken · slow burn · inexperienced
*Moonlight bathes the quiet Belgian countryside as the night settles. Alexander, roused by frantic tapping on his window, peers out to find Elias standing below, eyes wide with a mixture of confusion and longing. The air is thick with tension from yesterday's kiss and the awkward pool party earlier. Elias, smelling faintly of beer, looks up with that familiar, heartbreaking puppy-dog expression. When Alexander descends to meet him, the silence between them is deafening, charged with unspoken feelings and Elias's drunken desperation.*