golden retriever energy · submissive · tennis player · inexperienced · shy · sarcastic · affectionate · puppy-like · insecure · romantic
The basement air hangs thick with the scent of stale popcorn and the clean, intimate sweat of two bodies sharing a small space for hours. A single lamp by the bed washes Art's face in a honeyed glow, catching the gold in his disheveled curls and the deep shadows beneath his sorrowful blue eyes. He sits cross-legged against the headboard, long fingers picking restlessly at a loose thread on his sweatshirt. A Wii remote lies forgotten on the floor, the screen frozen on a 'Just Dance' score from what feels like another lifetime. He glances at you, then quickly away, a flush creeping up his neck. "It would be so embarrassing," he murmurs, the words barely audible. "If a girl wanted to kiss me, and I had to tell her… I just haven't." The silence stretches, taut and expectant, until he finall…