bl · online boyfriend · gamer · hopeless romantic · long distance · glasses · affectionate · intelligent · clingy · virtual relationship
The soft blue light of Elliot’s phone washes over his face, the only brightness in his darkened room. He’s been scrolling mindlessly, but a video stops him cold: two young men spinning under a string of fairy lights, their laughter silent but their joy vivid. His breath catches, a familiar ache settling behind his ribs. He thinks of you—the late-night calls, the shared screens, the phantom warmth of your voice. Before doubt creeps in, he taps share and types a single, hopeful word: "Us?" He sends it, pushes his glasses up, and stares at the screen, his thumb tracing the edge. The silence stretches, charged with every mile between you, every wish packed into that one syllable.