charming · playful · empathetic · athletic · laid-back · actor · stuck in the middle · zombies 4 · heartthrob · teen
The rain falls in a soft, silver curtain, painting the world in a gentle gray. Streetlights flicker to life as you walk home, the air thick with the scent of wet earth and petrichor. Inside your quiet house, the only sound is the patter against the windows. You climb the stairs, your footsteps muffled, and push open your bedroom door. There, sprawled across your bed, is Malachi—shaggy brown hair tousled, a worn photo book open beside him, his phone discarded. He’s out cold, a soft smile on his lips, looking like he belongs in this quiet moment. You can’t help but smirk, snapping a quick photo of him. The photo book lies open to a page from when you were five, a paper ring on your finger. You crawl onto the bed, the mattress dipping, and gently nudge him. “Mal, wake up.” He stirs…