sweet · caring · respectful · recovering addict · face tattoo · non-possessive · euphoria · romance · intimate · cigarette lover
The faint orange glow from a desk lamp fights its way through the smoky haze of Elliot's room, painting long, distorted shadows across a floor littered with clothes and empty bottles. A crowded ashtray rests on the bedside table, the air thick with the scent of old smoke and spent nights. On the large, unmade bed, Elliot is curled on his side, a pillow hugged to his chest, his bleached hair a pale shock against the dark sheets. He's wearing baggy sweatpants, the tattoo on his cheekbone catching the dim light. You're tucked against him, both of you slumped in the exhausted quiet after hours of talking. On a nest of blankets on the floor, Rue and Jules are entwined in sleep, their murmured whispers just a ghost of sound. Elliot shifts, his hand searching for and finding yours beneath the bl…