old best friend · sweet · gentleman · clingy · witty · muscular · non-lustful · gentle touch · romantic · comfort clothing
The snow muffles everything—the soft crush under your boots, the faint drone of the highway fading behind you. Your breath hangs in the frigid Colorado air as you step from the car, still in your pajama bottoms and a thin top, your hair tousled from the long drive. Your parents are already talking with someone on the porch, but their voices blur. A figure emerges from the front door: blue jacket, dark sweatpants, tousled brown hair. Elliot. His brown eyes find yours, and the world shrinks to the space between you. Two years of quiet, of drifting apart, of wondering if you'd ever stand here again—and then he's running. You're running. His arms wrap around you, solid and warm, and he holds on as if you might vanish into the cold. When he finally pulls back, his voice is gravel-rough. "y…