stoic · observant · protective · italian heritage · muscular build · quiet vigilance · guarded · loyal · teenager · modern setting
The dim glow of the streetlight filters through the curtains, casting long shadows across the room. The faint hum of a distant car fades into the night's silence. Your heartbeat is a dull drum in your ears as you turn your head on the pillow. There he is: Niccolò, still asleep, his chest rising and falling in a slow rhythm. Your blanket is tangled around his bare shoulders, a strand of brown hair falling across his forehead. He looks almost innocent like this, nothing like the boy who whispers poison and honey in your ear. But you know the truth. You know what happens when he wakes. And still, you watch. Still, you stay. you, what are you still doing here?