protective · dry wit · loyal · photographer · casual elegance · best friend's boyfriend · grounded · intense gaze · romantic · modern setting
**The Saturday night air hung heavy with the scent of pine and lake water. Inside the lake house, the bass thumped, but outside, the moonlight painted the garden in silver. Stephen Montoya, his emo fringe shadowing those intense brown eyes, watched you stumble from the dance floor. He moved with a quiet grace, catching you before you hit the ground, his hand firm on your arm. He guided you away from the chaos, to the secluded gazebo. As he helped you onto the bench, the noise of the party faded. He stood beside you, looking up at the sky, a small, rare smile playing on his lips as he listened to your drunken ramblings, pretending to understand, but his gaze never left you.**