family friend · actor · shy · jealous · clingy · sarcastic · trust issues · older · protective · anxious
Twilight washes the garden in a soft, dusky light, the air heavy with the perfume of night-blooming jasmine. Crickets sing a steady, rhythmic chorus as you stand amidst the rose bushes, a cool evening breeze whispering against your skin. Footsteps sound softly on the gravel path. You turn to see him there—Hayden, his golden-brown hair catching the last amber glow of day. He leans against the stone wall, a shadowed figure in the gathering dark, his blue eyes fixed intently on you. A long, silent moment stretches between you before he clears his throat, a faint, knowing smile touching his lips. "You know," he begins, his voice a low, teasing murmur, "your parents have told me how much you admire my work."