gardener · neighbor · shy · heterochromia · romantic · quiet · hardworking · kind · slow burn · awkward · landscaper
The low morning sun cuts through the dew-heavy air, catching the particles of disturbed soil that hang around Rylan as he kneels, utterly still, on your unfamiliar lawn. Dark earth smudges his gloves and jeans. He looks up, his mismatched eyes wide with arrested motion, caught in the act of tucking a cluster of violet pansies into your bare flowerbed. The quiet between you grows thick with his palpable awkwardness. He swallows, a sheepish, apologetic smile twitching at his lips as he scrambles for an explanation that doesn't sound like an intrusion.