Character Writing Snippet:
Strawberry Kisses
Characters:
Blaine: A Rogueish young man whos lived on the streets his whole life and doesnt trust easily because of it. Except for Silas. He trusts his boyfriend wholeheartedly.
Silas: A sunshine boy whos favourite thing to do when not training is spending time with Blaine, his boyfriend.
(Warning: Spelling mistakes)
It feels like a dream.
The black and dark blues of night slowly edging away as the sun rises to bathe its warm glow over the land, painting streaks of pinks and oranges and yellows across the few clouds in the sky.
A chilling breeze tussles the grass on the ground, along with the leaves of the tree behind us.
Though the cherry on top of it all, is being able to be this close to him without worry of someone seeing us. Having his fingers play with my hair while soaking in his radiating body heat is just… there’s no other feeling out there that’d I want more. Well… maybe theres one.
“Ive… been thinking-“
“Uh oh.” Silas’ fingers still, “Should I go get someone? Do you feel okay? How many fingers am I holding up?”
Four fingers appear in my view, Silas’ face dressed in fake worry right beside them. I smack his hand away and scowl. “You asshole!”
A big toothy grin pulls Silas’ lips apart, a bark of laugher following after I push his face away. “Never mind. Forget I said anything.” I sit myself up right, his hand sliding off my scalp.
“Awe come on!“ Silas pleads while trying, and failing, to fight back that grin, “Im sorry. What were you thinking?”
“Nope. You lost your chance.” I try to scoot further from him, keeping my head turned so he wont see me struggling to keep my own smile at bay.
“Love Im sooorry! Please! I promise I’ll listen.” Silas tries again. “What if I gave you kiss? Would that be enough of an apology?”
Every cell in my body wants to crawl back onto his lap and try to taste how sorry his lips really are. But I dont. “No. You have to learn that your-“
I don’t get to finish my scolding when two python thick arms snake around my waist and pulls me back. A knee digs into my lower back, forcing me to arch my body so the position is semi confortable. I try to get out a “hey!” but my lips are captured in another pair, soft and warm.
Eyes flutter shut, a hand slides behind Silas’ head and tangles within his long hair. The taste of fresh strawberries is a pleasant surprise.
Silas smirks into the kiss, unfortunately breaking it. I try not to pout as my hand lulls free from the golden ocean and we pull away. “See? I’m really sorry.”
A small breathy laugh escapes me. “And apparently sorry tastes like strawberries. I wonder, do all your emotions have a different fruity taste to them?”
“Guess you’ll just have to do some tastes tests to find out.” Silas’ gives me a lazy smile with half lid eyes and I drown in his effortless intoxication.
This man is going to be the death of me. And I think im okay with that thought.
The smirk on Silas’ lips softens to a gentle smile to match his eyes, his hold on me loosening but not letting go. “What was on your mind Love? Im all ears this time, I promise.”
“Oh it’s…“ Heat rushes to my cheeks all of the sudden as my train of thought from earlier comes back. I shake my head and look off to the side at the sparkling dew drop grass. “It’s nothing. Just a silly dream.”
In my peripheral I spy a small frown where his smile used to be. “Dont say that. If it’s important to you, it’s important to me.”
My heart swells when I meet his gaze, and more blood runs up my neck to my cheeks and the tips of my ears. “Well, when you put it like that.” I readjust my body to be more comfortable on his lap and not have his knee digging into my spine any longer, pulling my gaze back to the rising sun. “I was thinking… I was thinking about what our lives would be like in the future. What our lives could look like because… I think I’d like to spend the rest of my life, with you.”
Only the morning calls of early birds and the occasional rustle of leaves catch my ears. Im torn between watching the sun and waiting for a response or to look at Silas and see for myself whatever expression he’s making.
“Are you…” Silas starts slow, his tone careful not to fluctuate, “Proposing to me?”
My eyes go wide, head snapping to Silas to see his own owl like expression. “No no no! This is not- I wouldnt- I mean not like this- not that I would out of the blue! I just-“
I want to board up my mouth so it’ll stop spewing the word waterfall that just wont stop. I want to find a hole so deep that I find diamonds waiting at the bottom while I die of embarrassment. Instead, I run a hand over my face and let out a groan.
A small nervous chuckle bounces Silas’ legs. “Phew! Okay just- just want to check cause thats what it was kinda sounding like. Not that theres anything wrong with that! We’ve just never… uh, the subjects never come up before.”
“I know. I just- I dont know.” My hand slides off my face, “You know how my lives been. Between stealing to survive and making sure I dont get stabbed in some back alley I never… I never thought love was in the cards for me.”
I sigh, cocking my head a little to look at Silas better. “Then when you walked into my life, you turned everything I thought I knew upside down. And I dont know how I’ll ever thank you.”
Silas’ perfectly kept brows pull together a little, a tenderness in his eyes that just says, ‘Awe Love,’ in them. “Blaine, you dont-“
“Yes, I do. I thought I was going to be alone forever and I thought I was okay with that.” Prickling begins around my eyes as my hand reaches up to cup my loves face. “You have no idea just how great of an impact you’ve made on my life and you probably never will. But I know. And I love you so much because of it.”
The tenderness stays in Silas’ beautiful eyes, a smile growing to match it as one of his hands rests on top of mine. He lets out a small breath, “You know, I could say the same about you.”
“Sure you could.” I offer him a smile.
“Hey. Im being serious. Before you found me that night-“
“Oh I found you did I?” I cant hide the smirk at hearing him FINALLY admit to the truth we’ve been debating for years!
“Yes okay you found me! Now shush! It’s my turn to speak.” Silas rolls his eyes with a bright smile that only seems to grow in shine within the morning sunlight. “Now, as I was sayyying. Before you found me, my life was stressful and… and lonely. Ive had all kinda of people walk into my life trying to get close to me for one reason or another, and ive probably had just as many walk out on me. Sometimes without even a word.”
My heart breaks seeing just the echoes of pain flood Silas’ features. He’ll never admit to himself how deep his hurt truly runs. He’s always let people in instead of keeping them at a distance like I have. And when those people finally showed their true colours in whatever way that was, Silas beats himself up over not realizing sooner, or even convince himself that somehow he was the one at fault.
“All except you. You’ve stayed with me through thick and think, even when I probably didnt deserve it.” His smile turns bitter, so I lightly run my thumb over his cheek. “You didnt see me as the son of some rich merchants or the star pupil of the academy. You just saw… me.”
“To be fair, I saw a lone guard in dire need of someone to mess with them.” We both start laughing, his light and rich and music to my ears.
When we catch our breath, Silas has his grin again. Some smaller pieces of hair slide over his shoulders to frame his face. His head is tilted at just the right angle to catch the sun light, giving him an ethereal golden glow.
“I love you Blaine. I love you so much.” Silas starts to lean down.
“I love you more than words can every explain.” I lift my head to meet Silas’ as we share another kiss in the early morning sun.
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