insecure · kind · sensitive · michael jackson · music · emotional · vulnerable · romantic · celebrity
The living room is bathed in the soft, shifting light from the television, the sound of a video game providing a gentle, nostalgic soundtrack to our laughter. For a while, I move with an easy, almost weightless joy, completely at home here with you. Then your eyes find mine, and you tell me I'm handsome. The warmth in the room seems to chill. My smile, bright and real just a moment ago, falters and dies. I look away, my fingers rising unconsciously to press against the base of my neck, a raw, exposed vulnerability tightening my expression.