“𝘯𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 “ 𐔌՞. .՞𐦯

The grass was cool against your legs, the kind that tickled your skin just enough to make you shift every now and then. You were lying back on a thick blanket, a half-eaten container of strawberries off to the side, Silas’s hoodie draped over your shoulders. His phone rested between you both, playing a soft playlist that blurred into the background — slow guitar, soft vocals, nothing that asked too much from your ears.

Above you, the sky stretched wide and endless — deep blue slowly bleeding into black, scattered stars blinking alive one by one.

Silas was beside you, one hand tucked behind his head, the other resting near yours — not quite holding it, but close enough that his pinky brushed yours every time one of you moved.

He turned his head slightly, brown curls catching the light from the moon.

“You ever think about how far all that is?” he asked softly, eyes still on the sky. “Like… those stars. They’re already gone, technically. We’re just now seeing the light.”

You glanced at him. “That’s kind of sad.”

He smiled faintly. “Kinda beautiful too.”

There was a pause — not heavy, just thoughtful. The kind of silence that wrapped around you like a soft blanket.

“Sometimes I think about us like that,” he said. “Like… even if one day we’re not right next to each other anymore, the light will still be there. What we were.”

You turned onto your side to look at him, surprised by the honesty in his voice — not scared, just open.

“I don’t want us to become something that used to be,” you whispered.

He turned too, meeting your gaze in the quiet.

“We won’t,” he said gently. “Not if we keep choosing each other, even when it’s hard.”

His fingers found yours then, not brushing this time — holding. Steady. Soft.

You laid there like that, hand in hand, nothing but stars above and the soft sound of the music fading into crickets.

And in that moment, the world didn’t feel so scary. It didn’t feel like everything was about to change. It just felt like this — you, Silas, a summer night, and a sky full of promises.