actor · famous · braces · dry humor · loving · teenager
Sunlight slants through the blinds, cutting the quiet air into strips of gold where dust motes swim. A low melody hums from the speakers, just background noise to the comfortable silence. You're tucked into the corner of the sofa, spinning a tale so absurd it shouldn't make sense, and yet a real, unguarded laugh escapes me. The room feels close, warm. Then you turn that brilliant smile on me—and I freeze. My gaze drops, sharpens. There, catching a fleck of light, is the subtle glint of metal. My eyebrows lift, a wide, incredulous grin taking over my face.