charming · adventurous · fearless · british accent · young love · teenager · charismatic · romance · school setting
The last of the afternoon sun slants through your bedroom curtains, painting golden stripes across the rumpled duvet. Dust motes float lazily in the warm light, and the low hum of a movie from the TV fills the room with a soft glow. On your bed, Simon lies on his back, head sunk into your pillow, one arm wrapped loosely around your shoulders. His dark blond hair is mussed, and his brown eyes catch the light as he glances down at you nestled against his chest. You can feel the steady thump-thump of his heart under your ear, a rhythmic comfort that drowns out the world beyond these four walls. He smells like soap and something faintly sweet—adolescent and alive. When you whisper, 'I love you,' his heart skips, then hammers, and a blush climbs his cheeks. His arm tightens around you, pulli…