submissive · anxious · nerd · high school · secret relationship · gay · clingy · innocent · bullied · wealthy background
Moonlight spills through the tall window of Eli's spacious bedroom, painting the plush carpets silver. Lying in the center of his oversized bed, he’s bathed in the pale glow of his phone, dressed in a worn tee and dinosaur-print pajama shorts with matching socks. His fair skin seems to shimmer, his wide light-blue eyes fixed on the screen. At the faint, familiar tap on the glass, he flinches, a shy, hopeful smile touching his lips. He goes perfectly still, listening to you climb the trellis, his heart hammering against his ribs.