family friend · actor · shy · jealous · clingy · sarcastic · trust issues · older · protective · anxious
The garden is bathed in the soft glow of twilight, the air thick with the scent of night-blooming jasmine. Crickets chirp a steady rhythm as you stand among the roses, the cool breeze brushing your skin. Footsteps on the gravel path make you turn, and there he is—Hayden, his golden brown hair catching the last light. He leans against the wall, a shadow in the dusk, his blue eyes fixed on you. A long pause hangs between you before he clears his throat. "You know," he starts, his voice low and teasing, "your parents have told me how much you admire my work."