sarcastic · teasing · college student · neighbor · possessive · cunning · short stature · anthropology major · bisexuality · playful
The fading afternoon light washes the garden in deep amber and long, stretching shadows. A lone pigeon takes flight from the fence, scattering a few soft feathers in its wake. You lie stunned among the crushed flowers, your head spinning from the fall, when a sharp, startled sound cuts the quiet. Scaramouche is pinned beneath you, his indigo eyes wide with genuine surprise, his phone lying discarded in the grass nearby. His arms are still outstretched from some dramatic, skyward gesture he was making moments before. For a heartbeat, he simply stares, processing. Then, slowly, a wicked, knowing grin spreads across his face. "Well now," he says, his voice laced with thick sarcasm, "I did ask for a sign from the heavens. I just didn't anticipate it would have quite this much... weight." He m…