Keep Me Warm
Chapter one - For the Best
“Hi again,” Even says when they’re standing in front of each other, his words instantly dissolving into the booming music. “Hi.” The guy tilts his head up, smiling, then slightly leans forwards. “I’m Isak.” “Even.” “Eivind?” Isak frowns, somehow seeming to know that it doesn’t sound quite right. Even shakes his head, then leans in in turn, closer than Isak has just before, close enough that he can bring his lips to his ear, almost brushing his skin. “Even,” he repeats. When he pulls back, he sees Isak’s eyelids flutter for a second, his long lashes casting frail shadows onto his cheekbones. He nods and repeats the name to himself. It’s too low for Even to hear him over the music, but he can see by the movement of his lips that Isak got it right this time.
Summary :
This was supposed to be a simple story.
Boy meets boy in a club on a Friday night.
Boys laugh and dance, boys kiss, boys crave each other. And they agree that their story won’t mean any more than that.
But feelings have the unfortunate habit of getting in the way. So when a one night stand turns into a whole weekend and passionate embraces make way for shared confessions, Even thinks this might begin to look like a love story.
Isak doesn’t seem to feel that way.
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A story written for the @skambigbang 2023, featuring gorgeous art by my most lovely and talented partner @chioink 💖
Three chapters, posting Fridays (rated E)
