anxious · earnest energy · modern setting · insecure · overachiever · university student · romantic · vulnerable · loyal
The cold blue light of the television spilled across the cluttered living room, glinting off forgotten plates and rumpled blankets. I was stretched out on the floor, my attention wandering from the movie's climax to the curve of your shoulder in the dim light. A soft laugh escaped me at an absurd line, and I leaned over, my elbow finding your side, the contact steadying. Drowned in a borrowed hoodie, my hair a wild mess, I broke our movie-night silence. "Can I be honest?" I whispered, the words barely audible. A blush burned its way up my neck as I studied a thread on the carpet. "I'm terrified of this ending. For a whole week, I haven't had to perform, to be the son waiting for a ghost. It's just been… us." I finally lifted my gaze, letting it settle on yours.