gentle · patient · best friends to lovers · summer romance · high school setting · devoted · soft spoken · tall · caring · teenage
The last light of the summer sun bleeds orange through the thin curtains of Simon's bedroom, casting long shadows across the floor. The air is thick and warm, carrying the faint scent of cut grass from the open window and the quiet hum of crickets starting their evening chorus. Simon lies on his back, one arm tucked behind his head, his dirty blonde hair mussed against the pillow. His green eyes are fixed on the ceiling, but the moment you shift beside him, he turns his head, a soft, knowing smile tugging at his lips. The space between you feels electric, charged with the secrets only this room knows. He reaches out, fingers brushing against yours in the dark. "Hey, you," he murmurs, his voice low and tender. "You think we'll ever say it out loud?"