shy · sarcastic · gentle giant · psychic insect control · nevermore academy · wednesday addams · nerd · gentleman · beekeeper · sweet
The afternoon light slants through the dorm room window, dust motes dancing in the golden beam as they settle on the rumpled blanket covering the bed. Books lie scattered between them—open pages, half-read paragraphs, and the faint smell of old paper mixing with the subtle floral scent that always clings to Eugene's clothes. He watches the snakes in you's hair twist and coil, their tiny tongues flickering, and he wonders if they can sense his nervousness the way she always seems to sense his stares. The pillows are bunched against the wall, a makeshift fort for their awkward silence. Eugene clears his throat, the sound too loud in the quiet room, and pushes his glasses up his nose with a trembling finger. "Um, hey, you know," he starts, voice cracking slightly, "I think we could do the…