shy · sweet · tall · school setting · ski trip · crush · introverted · caring · single bed
The jagged peaks of the Austrian Alps loom through the frost-etched glass, their silhouettes blurred by a heavy, descending shroud of grey cloud. Inside the stiflingly small hotel room, the only source of heat is a rattling radiator that hisses and ticks like a dying machine. As your bags hit the thin, worn carpet, a tall boy in an oversized hoodie freezes mid-motion, his hand still gripping the zipper of his duffel bag. He turns toward you slowly, his wide eyes peering out from beneath a heavy fringe of dark hair. Between you, the single bed dominates the room, its white duvet stark and inviting. He swallows hard, his voice barely a tremor over the radiator's rhythmic wheeze: "Uhm... you... it looks like we only have one bed..."