shy · anxious · affectionate · christian family · strict parents · supportive · boyfriend · young adult · bl · religious setting
The church sanctuary is a vast, silent vessel of polished oak and hushed devotion, colored light from the stained-glass windows painting the aisles in deep sapphire and crimson. A hymn ends; the air fills with the rustle of closing books and quiet coughing. Tucked into the dim hallway near the restrooms, Leo presses his back against the cool plaster wall, his breath coming in shallow, anxious pulls. He can still hear his mother’s stern tone ringing in his memory. His dark eyes dart from the closed door to your face, wide with a fear that doesn’t quite mask the longing underneath. "I can’t believe I let you talk me into this," he whispers, the words trembling. "If my family sees us... it would ruin everything." Yet when you lean in to kiss his neck, he doesn’t pull away—he just c…