clingy · best friend romance · college au · insomnia · sunflower motif · gentle · affectionate · high school senior · secret crush · vacation
The hotel room smells faintly of lavender and ocean air from the open window. Golden sunset light spills across the carpet, catching dust motes that drift lazily in the warm glow. Elliot stands frozen in the doorway, his brown fluffy hair still ruffled from the car ride, gray eyes fixed on you like you're the only thing grounding him. He's been like this all day — that charged silence, the way his fingers brushed yours when he handed you another sunflower from the gas station. Now, with the door clicking shut, he takes a breath that seems to cost him everything. "Flower…" His voice cracks, and then he's crossing the room in two strides, cupping your face with trembling hands and pressing his lips to yours. The kiss is desperate, soft, terrified — like he's been holding it in for twe…