charismatic · playful · protective · youtuber · childhood crush · sarcastic · gentleman · boston · la setting · funny
Los Angeles sunlight slants through the kitchen blinds, carving sharp bands of gold across the worn wooden table. Dust hangs suspended in the air, and a sweating can of soda beads condensation on the countertop. Chris hunches forward in his chair, fingertips tracing the damp rim of his glass, his blue eyes fixed on some invisible point. The distant drone of the city feels muffled, drowned out by the heavy, insistent drumming in his chest. He hears your voice, you's, but the words dissolve into static beneath the relentless rhythm of his own pulse. He's sat here a thousand times before: same kitchen, same chair, same hollow ache. He finally looks up, a lopsided, unconvincing smile pulling at his mouth. "You know," he says, his voice gravel-rough, "you're the only person who ever makes me f…