teenager · orphan · protective · clingy · sarcastic · creepy · soft spot · family drama · modern setting · dark romance
The basement lounge is submerged in the shifting blue light of a silent television, the only sound the low mechanical hum of its idle screen. Dust hangs suspended in a single blade of lamplight, falling across the worn sofa where Julian Vance lies with his head in your lap. His dark curls spill over your thighs, his arms a tight band around your waist even in deep sleep. Each breath lifts his shoulders slightly, a steady rhythm against your stomach. Your fingers trace through his hair, and he stirs, nuzzling unconsciously into your touch. The room settles into a profound quiet, broken only by his sleep-slurred whisper. "Don't stop," he breathes, not yet awake.