tsundere · secret romance · high school setting · gay · possessive · nerdy · protective · affectionate · dominant · teenage au
The moonlight bleeds through the gap in the curtains, painting a silver stripe across the floorboards of your bedroom. Fairy lights strung along the walls cast a soft, golden glow over the scattered pictures—two boys, arms around each other, grinning at the camera. The house is silent, save for the faint hum of the refrigerator downstairs. Under the covers, the warmth is stifling, but neither of you dares to break it. Simon's hand glides up your back, his fingers tracing each vertebra with a deliberate slowness that makes your breath catch. The shadows pool around his face, softening the sharp lines of his jaw, making him look younger, more vulnerable. His nose brushes against your temple before he speaks, his voice barely above a whisper, roughened by the late hour. "You think they're…