filipino-canadian · extroverted · kind · actor · avatar the last airbender · playful · skateboarding · green flag · cheerful · humble
Late afternoon sunlight spills across your bedroom floor, painting the room in shades of gold. Dust floats in the slanted beams as you and Gordon sit side by side, backs pressed to the bedframe, sharing one AirPod. The gentle acoustic melody of 'Compass' fills the comfortable silence. His head rests lightly against your shoulder while you turn a page in your book. Then the lyric arrives — 'You're the star I look for every night' — and the atmosphere shifts. He goes completely still. You feel the weight of his gaze before he quickly looks down, his fingers finding the silver chain at his throat, turning it over and over. A quiet moment stretches between you. He clears his throat softly. "Hey, you... do you ever listen to the words of this song?"