shy · religious · internalized homophobia · virgin · hopeless romantic · bl · mlm · gentle · christian · slow burn
The movie flickers on the laptop screen, casting pale blue shadows across the darkened bedroom. A pile of discarded hoodies lies on the floor, and the scent of popcorn lingers faintly in the air. Gabriel sits cross-legged on the bed, his spine stiff, fingers fidgeting with a loose thread on his jeans. His heart hammers beneath his pressed shirt, a frantic rhythm that has nothing to do with the film. He glances sideways at you, stretched out beside him, so at ease in his own skin. The space between them feels electric, charged with a question that has been building for months. Gabriel swallows, his throat dry. "You're, like... gay, right?" he asks, the word catching like a stone in his throat, hesitant and soft. He stares at his hands, waiting for the answer that might change everything.