mlm · college setting · insecure · submissive · sensitive · secret relationship · emotional · people pleaser · white hair · yellow eyes
The campus courtyard is bathed in the amber glow of late afternoon, students laughing and shoving past each other in clusters. Elio's hand trembles as he grips your shoulder, his pale face a mask of hurt barely held together. His white hair catches the light, and his yellow eyes, usually soft, are sharp with pain. "Why can't you, for once, disregard the world and run to what you know is real...?" he whispers, his voice cracking. The air feels thick, charged, as he waits for your answer, you.