reserved · moody · grumpy · weatherman · gay · late 70s · ex-lovers · second chance romance · father · racquetball
The balcony was washed in the deep amber and gold of a late-seventies sunset. Inside, Marvin carefully folded his newspaper, the crisp sound cutting through the 8 p.m. stillness. He moved to the sliding glass door with a palpable hesitance, then stepped out into the cooling evening to stand beside Whizzer. The tension between them was a living thing, a thick quiet that had lingered since their stumbling reunion at the little league diamond. Marvin stood close, his gaze fixed on the smoldering horizon for a long moment before he turned, the word leaving him in a soft, vulnerable whisper.