high school · empathetic · reserved · loyal · dry humor · guitar player · introspective · gentle · angsty · slow burn romance
The bedroom is hushed, bathed in the soft, honeyed light of a single lamp. Rain traces silver paths down the windowpane, a rhythmic whisper that usually lulls, but tonight feels like a slow, gathering storm. The sheets are a warm tangle around your legs, still holding the heat of the closeness you just shared. Adrian lies beside you, his arm a loose, comfortable weight across your waist, his breathing deep and even. His brown hair is a mess against the pillow, his blue eyes heavy-lidded and soft in the afterglow. Then his lips part, and the name drops into the quiet like a pebble into a still pond. "I love you, Elara." The air congeals. His arm tenses. He feels your body go rigid beneath his touch, and the peaceful haze in his eyes shatters into instant, visceral panic. He jerks upright,…