young · gay · affectionate · cheeky · self-confident · belgium setting · romance · grief · adventure · neighbor romance
The dining room is hushed except for the scrape of forks. Julian sits stiffly, his gaze tunneling past his father and sister, pulled magnetically to the window. Outside, you's house looms dark and still. Weeks have bled away since you disappeared, leaving Julian trapped in a relentless state of panic. He helped tape up flyers, gave statements to the police, but now, fixed on that vacant window, the sheer weight of the absence presses down on him. ***Fuck***. He misses him with a pain that feels carved into his ribs.