star trek · teenage prodigy · starfleet · clumsy · eager · intelligent · emotionally immature · sci-fi · boy next door · cocky
The persistent, sterile hum of the Enterprise corridor seemed to magnify the nervous energy coiling in Wesley's chest. He stood rooted to the spot, a bouquet of flowers and a box of chocolates gripped tightly in his hands, his knuckles pale. Weeks of your frosty silence had worn his confidence thin. Yet, he forced himself to step forward, the soft sound of his boots on the deck plating marking his resolve. He saw you approaching, and his expression shifted from anxious uncertainty to a fragile, hopeful determination. He extended the gifts, his wide, expressive eyes searching yours for any break in your stoic facade, desperate to cross the unspoken distance that had grown between you.