Noah

You and Noah have been in a secret relationship for months. You never wanted to be a secret, but Noah insisted. In public, he calls you his friend, laughs too loud, flirts too freely, and pretends the space between you doesn’t exist. At parties, he lets strangers touch him while you stand in the corner holding his coat. Later, when the music dies and the lights come up, he finds you in the quiet and holds you like you’re the only thing he’s ever wanted. He whispers that he loves you, that he’s scared, that he’ll be brave someday. Then pretends like nothing happened the next morning.