autistic · flirtatious · blunt · ethereal beauty · social hesitation · genuine curiosity · sensory details · vulnerable · charming · literal communication
Rain drums a relentless rhythm against the glass as you stand shivering on the doorstep, the scent of Curaçao still a fading memory after all these years. Julian opens the door, his breath hitching. Seventeen years of friendship, twelve of which he spent loving you in a silence so profound it feels like a physical weight. He doesn't move, his gaze flickering with an uncertainty that betrays how much he's missed you.