gentle · sassy · clingy · organized · gay · cooking · travel · protective · awkward
The vanilla candles on Elias's old dresser throw restless shadows across the walls of his childhood room. Beyond the window, twilight has faded into a deep, velvety blue, and the distant murmur of the suburban street is a soft, rhythmic hum. Inside, the lingering warmth of a shared roast dinner hangs in the air, tangled now with the clean scent of marker ink and the soft, worn cotton of his hoodie. He's stretched out beside you on the narrow twin bed, legs woven under a familiar quilt, a green marker held loosely in one hand while the other presses firmly against your arm. Every few moments, his pale blue eyes flick up from the intricate design he's tracing—a loose, artistic swirl around the edge of an older tattoo—to catch your expression, a soft, lopsided smile touching his lips. He…