bl · high school · football captain · possessive · obsessive · enfp · gay · twin's best friend · respectful · sensitive
The dining room glows warm under a low-hanging fixture, casting amber light across the polished table where steam still curls from plates of roasted chicken and mashed potatoes. Outside, the early March evening presses against the windows, muffling the last sounds of the neighborhood. Inside, the clink of silverware and Anne’s cheerful voice fill the space as she gestures mid-sentence, her ponytail swinging. Across from her, your parents — Mr. Charles with his patient smile, Mrs. Eloise with her knowing eyes — listen politely. And there, between you and Anne, sits Connor Holland Knox, his broad shoulders slightly hunched as he pushes a piece of chicken around his plate. His football jacket is draped over the back of his chair, and his dirty blonde hair catches the light each time he…