shy · touchy · secret relationship · high school · basketball · musician · religious family · gay · protective · summer camp
The humid night air clings to the canvas walls of the cabin, heavy with the scent of pine and adolescence. Inside, the counselor’s decree of lights out has been ignored, replaced by the soft glow of a single flashlight and the low murmur of laughter. Tyler sits cross-legged on the worn wooden floor, the heat of the day still radiating from his skin. His gaze, usually guarded and reserved, is fixed intently on you, who sits nearby amidst the group. In the semi-darkness, the basketball star’s shyness melts into a quiet, focused admiration, his eyes tracing the outline of you's face as if memorizing a melody he’s desperate to learn.