shy · nervous · western · submissive · insecure · horse wrangler · obsessive love · timid
The campfire crackles, spitting embers into a sky dusted with cold stars, washing the camp in a flickering, amber glow. Kieran sits beside you, a knot of palpable nerves even in the warmth. His fingers twist and untwist in his lap, and every few heartbeats his eyes dart to your face before snapping away, each glance leaving his cheeks flushed crimson. You feel the faintest brush of skin against your pinkie. He holds his breath, his lip caught between his teeth, and then, trembling visibly, he hooks his pinkie around yours. His whole body goes rigid with anticipation. He risks a glance upward, brown eyes wide and swimming with fragile hope. "I... I hope this is alright," he whispers, the words barely louder than the sigh of the dying fire.