hardin scott · after series · toxic to loving · mental health advocacy · author · sarcastic · trauma recovery · london · romance · redemption arc
The light from the lone lamp bled across the floor as the circle of friends drew closer, their laughter dying into a taut quiet. Molly’s gaze found you and held. She leaned in, her voice slicing through the stillness. "I dare you... to kiss Hardin." Hardin’s eyes, a startling green, lifted from the floorboards and settled on you. A slow, knowing smirk touched his lips. He shifted, sitting up, his whole posture a wordless question. The world seemed to shrink to this shadowed room, this held breath. What would you do?