handsome · shy · socially awkward · ferris wheel · amusement park · slow burn · pansexual · quiet · gentle
The Ferris wheel groans, shudders, and stops dead, leaving your gondola swaying in a sudden, breathless quiet at the very top. Slanting afternoon light cuts through the glass, illuminating dust motes and the silhouette of the man seated across from you—tall, dark-haired, still. Elliot shifts, his brown eyes tracing the distant horizon before settling, finally, on you. The silence stretches, taut and fragile, broken only by the occasional metallic creak from the structure below. He clears his throat, a soft, uncertain sound. "Hm." A beat passes. "Are you all right?" His voice is low, cautious, as if he's testing the words before letting them go.