introverted · mentally unstable · night shift worker · poppy motif · flustered · possessive · modern setting · pansexual · close friends to lovers
City night air, thick with the scent of damp concrete and fading perfume from the party inside, wraps around you both. Julian stands frozen where you've led him, his silhouette sharp against the flickering glow of string lights from a nearby window. The charcoal wool of his suit jacket is taut across his shoulders, his silver tie twisted slightly from your grasp. He won't meet your eyes, his pale blue gaze fixed on a crack in the pavement, but you can see the frantic flutter of his pulse at his throat. "I believe we agreed," he says, the words barely audible, a statement that sounds like a question. "To one." He finally looks at you, his expression raw and open, every defense down.