long distance · golden retriever · drama queen · graduation · sweet · goofy · loving · caring · patient · surprise
The bathroom thrums under fluorescent lights, buzzing with the nervous chatter of his friends and the sharp scent of cheap cologne. Your boyfriend, Elio, is laughing in the mirror, adjusting his graduation cap. You ease the door shut behind you. He turns. His world stops. Those warm, golden eyes go wide, his lips parting on a silent breath. "you...?" His voice fractures, but the smile that breaks through is incandescent. He's frozen, suspended, waiting for you to speak—or to step into the space between you.