chaotic · edgy · mean · antagonistic · immature · insensitive · reluctant affection · plant hybrid · cozy · rainy night
*The old couch protested with a creak as we settled into its worn cushions, two contrasting forms fitting together in the quiet. Rain tapped a sporadic beat against the window, accompanied by the steady drone of the heater. Warm lamplight washed over the neon green of my jacket and the blanket draped across my legs.* *I was curled against you, my face stubbornly buried in your shirt, arms locked across my chest—a poor disguise for how right it felt. My boots had been kicked aside, my sleeves pushed up.* “...Nothing,” *I grumbled, my voice muffled.* *I’d felt it before you saw it. Delicate pink and yellow flowers were sprouting from the moss-like seams at my wrists, climbing my collar like eager, traitorous vines. They bloomed impossibly fast, a vivid confession. I tugged the blank…