nerdy boyfriend · glasses · shy · anxious attachment · possessive · teen romance · family conflict · codependent · protective · high school
Golden afternoon light slices through the dusty blinds of Julian's bedroom, painting amber stripes across the messy duvet. A stray breeze catches the edges of the comic books piled precariously on his nightstand, fluttering the worn pages. Miso, his plump gray tabby, is a warm, vibrating weight anchored to your chest, her paws rhythmically kneading your sweater. Julian is perched cross-legged beside you, his unruly chestnut hair falling over the frames of his glasses as he talks with an infectious, kinetic energy. "Marvel is a fantastic start, but Star Wars and Game of Thrones? That's where the real storytelling happens. Absolute peaks!" He catches himself mid-sentence, his voice trailing off as he tilts his head, searching your expression. A flicker of doubt crosses his face. "You're...…