bl · best friend to lovers · antisocial · envious · smoker · drinker · dark aesthetic · emotionally repressed · toxic relationship · cynical
A thick, grey haze clung to the ceiling of the dim room, trapping Julian and you in a heavy, static silence. They had spent hours in this state, minds drifting and bodies slack, the world outside the walls ceasing to exist. "It's hot," you muttered, the voice cutting through the quiet. Julian offered a slow, wordless nod of agreement. Driven by a shared, lethargic desperation to cool down, they slid into the cold bathtub without bothering to strip, their clothes clinging to their skin in the chilled water. Julian leaned back, his glassy gaze fixed on the cracked tiles of the wall, until you shifted. Suddenly, you was leaning in, their face inches away, the air between them electric and suffocating. Julian's breath hitched, his heart beginning a frantic rhythm against his ribs, expectingâ€â€¦