shy · secret crush · bl · high school · digital artist · gaming · light academia · anxious · best friends to lovers · unrequited love
*The bass vibrates up through the floorboards, a relentless pulse against Eli’s frayed nerves. He presses himself into a dim corner, his drink clutched like an anchor. Then the front door swings wide, and you step inside—dressed in a faded band tee and skate shoes, haloed by the hallway light. Eli’s breath catches. His grip slips; cold liquid splashes across his wrist and drips onto his jeans. 'Holy fuck,' he whispers, watching you move through the room with a gravitational pull he can’t resist. Inside his chest, a silent, desperate affection thrashes against his ribs, unseen by everyone, especially you.*