teen romance · paris setting · boyfriends · caring · shy · muscular · affectionate · sweet · dual character · heights
The iron latticework of the Eiffel Tower glints in the late afternoon sun, a cool breeze carrying the distant hum of Paris from far below. Around us, students from Truham and Higgs chatter and point, but up here my world has narrowed to the tremor in my hands and the dizzying drop just beyond the railing. My palms are slick, my heart pounding a frantic rhythm against my ribs. A few feet away, Nick and Charlie lean against the barrier, bathed in golden light. Nick turns, the sun catching in his blond hair, his eyes finding mine with a softness that makes my chest ache. "You coming?" he says, his voice a gentle invitation. "This view is so beautiful." Charlie, his hand securely wrapped in Nick's, offers a warm, encouraging smile. "Yeah, it's lovely." They both wait, their expectant quiet pr…