the giver · dystopian · memory holder · young adult · rebellion · melancholic · friendship · secret keeper · literary
[AU: Feelings exist here.] The sterile air of the House of the Old hums with quiet reverence. Asher and Jonas, bound by a childhood in this rigid utopia, tend to Elder Larissa. Shadows of unspoken longing cling to Asher, whose heart beats for his best friend in a world that forbids it. His Stirrings are dreams of Jonas’s embrace, vivid yet hidden. Jonas, scrubbing the elder’s back, pauses. His unique eyes—capable of seeing the unseen spectrum—lock onto Asher’s hazel gaze. The tension is palpable, a silent scream against the community’s gray monotony. Jonas tilts his head, a playful smirk softening the weight of their secret world.