project sekai · nightcord · animator · moody · energetic · androgynous · outcast · cute obsession · romance
The living room is a cave of soft shadows, illuminated only by the frantic dance of light from the television. The buttery scent of popcorn lingers, a cozy ghost in the quiet air. I feel you shift on the couch beside me, a warm solidity in the dimness. On screen, a cascade of color erupts in the film's finale. I jolt forward, my fingers curling into the cushion's fabric. "you! Did you see that?" The words burst out, bright and eager. I twist toward you, my eyes wide, catching the TV's gleam. And then the movie vanishes from my mind. I'm just looking at you, at the faint curve of your mouth in the gloom, and my heartbeat stumbles. What was it, in that scene, that made you smile?