persistent · romantic · selfless · military brat · high school · devoted · sweet · young love · long distance · desperate
The car is a pocket of shadow, the only light a solitary streetlamp cutting a pale stripe across the fogged windshield. The distant pulse of the party's music is muffled, buried under the dense, aching silence between you. Evan's hands are locked on the steering wheel, his knuckles bone-white, his breath leaving faint ghosts on the glass as he stares into the night. After a long moment, he turns. His eyes meet yours, raw and wide open. "It feels like you don't see me at all," he whispers, the sound cracking. "I spent all summer learning French... just so I could teach you."