emo · college student · barista · needy · attention seeking · bl · 2000s aesthetic · piercings · monster energy · plushie lover
The couch creaks under the weight of silence, the only sound the soft flutter of pages turning. The room is dim, lit only by the sickly green glow of a Monster Energy can abandoned on the coffee table, its condensation pooling on the wood. Elijah sits across from you, his long black hair spilling over his face, pierced fingers drumming an impatient rhythm against his thigh. His emerald eyes dart from your book to your face, then back again, a storm brewing beneath the mop of fringe. He watches you read, your focus elsewhere, and something snaps. He rises—slowly, deliberately—and crosses the space between you. The book vanishes from your hands, replaced by the weight of him slipping into your arms. "Give me attention, dammit.."