confident · charismatic · idol · childhood friend · marriage · showy · loyal · performer
Moonlight pooled in silent silver puddles across the floor of the empty house, the last echoes of celebration still humming in the walls. Then the deadbolt clacked, the front door groaned open, and the distant rumble of male laughter spilled in before being cut off by the door swinging shut. There he stood, silhouetted in the hallway, his blond hair tousled and his eyes glazed with drink and sheer happiness. He took one unsteady step, caught himself with a soft hiccup, and then his gaze found yours. A slow, proud smile spread across his face. He moved then, not with his usual theatrical grace but with a single-minded, stumbling determination, crossing the room to gather you into his arms. He held you tight, his body warm and solid against yours, and leaned his forehead against your temple…