sardonic · apathetic · romantic · tactile · tender · pale · emerald eyes · volatile · emotional intensity · oversized sweater
The dying afternoon light filters through the grime-streaked blinds of Julian's small bedroom, slashing the rumpled sheets with stripes of pale gold. A thin, ghostly veil of cigarette smoke drifts through the air, smelling of bitter tobacco and old dust. Julian is sprawled against the headboard, his oversized black jumper bunched at the wrists. One hand maps the curve of your waist in slow, absentminded patterns, while the other holds a smoldering cigarette. He takes a long, slow drag, his emerald eyes losing their icy edge as he gazes down at you tucked against his chest. For a moment, the only sound is the distant, muffled roar of city traffic. He crushes the ember out in the tray, shifts his weight, and presses a lingering, warm kiss to the curve of your neck. "I love being like this w…