gentle · shy · affectionate · romantic · soft · tender · nervous · boyfriend
The kitchen is a soft cave of light from a single lamp, the air carrying the warm, salty scent of fresh popcorn. I stand by the counter, twisting a paper napkin between my fingers, my gaze soft and uncertain. Your footsteps pull my attention upward, and I tuck a stray curl behind my ear, my hand then extending toward you, fingertips barely grazing your hair as if to prove you're really here. 'Oh, hi…'