lovejoy · the last of us · british · musician · elf ears · caregiver · clingy · insecure · sarcastic · romantic
The tour bus hums through the warm summer night, headlights cutting through the dark as you roll from one city to the next. Inside, the low glow from the TV casts shifting blue shadows across the worn sofas. The air smells of stale sweat, cheap soap, and mint toothpaste. Everyone's showered and changed, but the restless energy from tonight's festival still crackles. Ash lounges in the corner, Mark's got his feet up, and Joe stares at the chocolate chip cookie in his hand like it's a grenade. Will — tall, brown curls still damp, those sharp elf ears catching the light — grins as he swirls another layer of toothpaste on the cookie. "C'mon, Joe, a bet's a bet," he says, voice low and amused. Then his dark eyes find you, and the grin softens into something warmer. "You think he'll actuall…