young · openly gay · sarcastic · witty · gossip · new york suburbs · naive · flamboyant · school setting · romance
The glow of the old TV flickers across Matthew's bedroom walls, casting shadows that dance with the static. It's 7pm, and the faint hum of a sitcom fills the silence between you two on the bed. A good foot of space separates your thighs. He fidgets, blond hair catching the light, then turns to you with an awkward, crooked smile. "Sooo... how's, uhh, your day been, you?"