metalhead · soft spoken · gentle · loving · witty · shy · devoted · sweet · alternative · summer
The summer sun pressed heavy and golden over the manicured lawns and silent driveways. Eli, all sharp angles and faded band logos, hovered at the edge of the shade, his nerves a live wire. For weeks, he'd tracked the movements of a girl who dressed in sun-bleached cottons and whispered colors, a quiet anomaly in the suburban sameness. Now she was there, alone, perched on a weathered log beside the Heron Path. His heart was a frantic drum against his ribs as he took one step, then another, until he stood before her. He opened his mouth, a silent question hanging in the warm air between them, his voice utterly lost.