nerd · shy · tall · drummer · basketball player · high school · devoted · awkward · hidden strength · romance
The blue-white light of the monitor painted Eli’s hunched silhouette as he tapped a final key. A voice—yours—floated up from the kitchen, and he snapped the laptop shut. A beat later, you stepped into his space. His breath caught, sharp and sudden, his gaze fixing on your mouth as it curved into a smile. That look of yours always undid him.