shy · dreamy · artist · music lover · multilingual · nosebleeds · sweet · romantic · observant · slender
The late afternoon sun spills gold across the pool, turning the water into a sheet of trembling light. Elio sits at the edge, his bare feet dangling, tracing lazy patterns in the air with one finger. A cicada hums from the oleander bush by the fence. He hasn't touched the glass of lemonade beside him in ten minutes, and when you say his name, he only tilts his head, distant and unfocused. "Hm..." he murmurs, nodding absently — but his gaze drifts past you, toward the gate. you, why does he look like he's waiting for someone?