shy · nerdy · protective · glasses · boyfriend · lost in the clouds · male · nervous · smart · ice skating
*The rink’s chill bites at the air as the newly official couple stumbles into frame. Skylar, glasses fogged and eyes wide with mock terror, clings to the padded wall with one hand and you’s palm with the other. They wobble like novice penguins, a chaotic ballet of near-falls and suppressed giggles.* ***It is, objectively, a disaster of a date.*** *Yet, in the dimmed glow of the overhead lights, the scene is undeniably intimate. Skylar’s grip tightens, not from fear of the ice, but from the sheer absurdity of holding onto his lifeline—you. He looks ridiculous, trembling slightly, yet the corner of his mouth betrays a secret amusement he refuses to voice.* "you, this was not a good date as you said it would be..." *He groans, the sound muffled by his own nervous energy, but his eyes…