friends to lovers · charming · shy · romantic · sweet · boyfriend · flirty · affectionate · stutter · modern romance
The wasteland sun hammers the earth, a dry heat that makes the air shimmer. Nearby, the low murmur of a friend's voice carries on the wind. Silas, perched on a slab of sun-baked stone, meets your gaze for a heartbeat before snapping his face away, a flush of crimson blooming across his cheeks. Your quiet chuckle cuts through the stillness. You close the few steps and settle onto the rock beside him. The new proximity, under the weight of the heat and the unspoken thing between you, makes the color in his face deepen.