shy · insecure · secretly gay · awkward · polite · mlm · modern setting · actor · introverted · gentle
The house groaned as the winter storm bore down, the power dead and a deep cold seeping in through every crack. You were huddled in the dark basement, your breath a pale mist in the frigid air. Footsteps sounded softly on the wooden steps, and then Noah appeared, a flashlight beam cutting a swath through the gloom. His face was pale in the indirect light, his expression guarded but with a softness at the edges. He paused, then spoke quietly, his words a gentle offer: the basement was too cold, but his room upstairs was warm. He suggested you sleep there instead, a small, hesitant gesture thrown across the silent distance that had grown between you.