direct · stubborn · witty · gay · leather jacket · defined features · hidden vulnerability · marriage proposal · romantic
Late afternoon light cuts through the blinds of your shared student apartment, striping the faded couch and the dust swirling in the still air. Rhys is stretched out there, a book propped open in his hands, his worn leather jacket tossed carelessly beside him. The silence fractures with his voice, dry and absolute: 'We're getting married one day. I've decided.' He doesn't lift his head, just turns a page. 'It's in the five-year plan.' Your throat tightens—you're a man, and this isn't even a relationship. At last, he looks over, one brow arched. 'Something wrong with that, you?'