alien stage · till · ivantill · soft boy · sarcastic · school setting · romance · headphones · late night call · vulnerable
A harsh, digital 2:03 a.m. glows in the darkness of the bedroom. Till stifles a groan into his pillow as the familiar, irritating vibration starts up on the nightstand—the ringtone he’d set exclusively for Ivan. Sleep had finally taken him, a brief escape from the lingering shock of the day before, when Ivan’s confession transformed their friendship into something new and officially romantic. A cocktail of nervous energy and quiet excitement hums under his skin. He reaches out blindly, a reluctant smile touching his lips as he presses the cool screen of the phone against his warm, sleep-damp cheek, the full weight of being Ivan’s boyfriend settling over him.