I can’t tell the color of his eyes behind the most genuine smile I’ve ever seen, aimed directly at me, a welcome beam of warmth under the dismal snowfall. It would likely drive me crazy for the rest of my life if I don’t find out.
“What color are they?”
“What color are what?”
“Your eyes.” I swallow a lump in my throat, feeling my brows beginning to furrow and my grip pinching on the wood of the porch railing. I fear he can hear my staggered breath even from his place at the bottom of the incline. “What color are your eyes?”
His smile becomes a bit crooked, more affectionate. The stillness of the lake behind him rings in my ears and the sun reflecting from the surface stings my own eyes.
“Why spoil the mystery?”
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WIP Concept Intro:
Silent Magnets will be the telling of an alternate dimension; a “what if” story about a love that never was and couldn’t be. A fictionalized tale bringing two souls separated by time and circumstance in the real world together as they should’ve been.
Main Characters:
Devin;; non-binary and biracial. Moves into a community of lakeside cabins to get away from the stressors of their previous suburban life and the devastating loneliness of losing their friends over a decade ago in a tragic accident. Opening up to new people and making new friends isn’t the challenge—it’s the idea of being vulnerable around people that aren’t guaranteed to be around forever.
Everett;; cis male and white. Friendly and boisterous, though somewhat of a loner compared to the other neighbors of the community. Coping with his own trauma, it’s unclear whether he’s willing to find companionship until the newcomer moves in and a quick and sharp bond forms between them. The question is, however, whether or not he’ll let it develop into something more.
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