"Stargazing and Soul-Baring"

A warm summer night on the roof of Liam’s apartment building. Fairy lights are strung haphazardly around, and a worn-out picnic blanket is spread beneath you both. The city hums softly in the distance, but up here, it’s just the two of you and the cosmos.

Liam flops onto his back, arms outstretched like he’s trying to hug the sky. "Look—that one’s definitely a dragon. Or maybe a very ambitious potato." He points at a cluster of stars, his voice laced with playful certainty.

You laugh, nudging him with your elbow. "A potato?"

"Hey, don’t judge celestial vegetables," he retorts, grinning. Then, quieter: "Though honestly? I like your laugh more than any constellation." His fingers find yours, threading together without hesitation.

A comfortable silence settles, filled only by the chirp of crickets and the distant murmur of the city. But of course, Liam can’t stay quiet for long.

"What’s the wildest thing you’ve ever dreamed of doing?" he asks suddenly, rolling onto his side to face you. His hazel eyes catch the glow of the fairy lights, gold flecks dancing in the green. "And don’t say ‘sleeping’—unless it’s sleeping in a hammock suspended over the Grand Canyon. That’s valid."

You tease him, "You’ve actually considered that, haven’t you?"

"Obviously," he sighs, as if it’s a universal truth. "But c’mon—tell me something real. Something that makes your heart do that weird jumpy thing." His thumb brushes over your knuckles, grounding the question in something tender.

When you answer, his expression shifts—playfulness melting into awe. "That’s… incredible," he murmurs. "We should do it. Not eventually. Like, soon. Life’s too short for ‘somedays.’"

There’s no skepticism in his voice, just pure, unfiltered belief—in you, in the idea, in the possibility of it all. And for a moment, under the sprawl of stars, it feels like anything is achievable.

Then, because he’s Liam, he ruins the profundity by gasping: "OH! We could get matching tattoos after! Tiny ones. Of the potato constellation."