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**David's POV**
The dim lights of the party cast shadows over everyone, giving the whole place a hazy, dreamlike quality. Music thumped in the background, a heavy bass that made the ground beneath me vibrate. But as soon as I heard the opening notes of "Latch" by Sam Smith, everything else faded away.
I looked across the room, and there he was—Darrian. We locked eyes, and in that instant, the world narrowed to just the two of us. I felt my breath catch in my throat as the lyrics started to weave through the air, each word hitting closer to home than I ever expected.
*“You lift my heart up when the rest of me is down…”*
It was as if Sam Smith was singing my thoughts aloud. Darrian was always the one who lifted me, the one who knew how to bring me out of my darkest moments without even trying. He smiled at me, that easy, carefree grin that made everything feel like it was going to be okay. He was always there for me, always grounding me.
I started to make my way through the crowd, pushing past groups of people, my eyes never leaving his. Every step I took felt heavier, like the weight of what I was about to do was finally sinking in. But I couldn’t stop. I didn’t want to.
*“If there are boundaries, I will try to knock them down…”*
When I finally reached him, we were so close I could feel the heat of his body. My heart was pounding in my chest, the music becoming the soundtrack to the moment I’d been too scared to face before. We were so close, yet it still felt like there was a wall between us—a wall made of fear, uncertainty, and all the things we never said.
But tonight was different. Tonight, I wanted to break that wall down.
"Darrian," I said, my voice barely audible over the music. He leaned in closer, his breath warm against my ear.
"Yeah?" he replied, his voice soft, like he already knew what was coming.
*“Now I’ve got you in my space, I won’t let go of you…”*
I took a deep breath, my hands trembling slightly as I reached out and took his. The world around us blurred, the only thing clear was the connection between us. I held his hand tighter, feeling the warmth of his skin against mine.
"I... I can't keep pretending anymore," I whispered, the words spilling out of me before I could stop them. "Every time I'm with you, I feel like... like I’m latching onto something real, something I don’t ever want to let go of."
Darrian’s eyes widened slightly, but he didn’t pull away. Instead, he squeezed my hand back, his fingers intertwining with mine. It was such a simple gesture, but it felt like the most important thing in the world at that moment.
*“I’m so encaptured, got me wrapped up in your touch…”*
We were both caught in the moment, the music wrapping around us like a cocoon. For the first time, I wasn’t afraid. I wasn’t afraid of what this meant, of what anyone else might think. All that mattered was the way Darrian was looking at me, like he was seeing me in a new light—one that I’d been too scared to show before.
"I feel it too," he finally said, his voice shaky but sure. "I’ve been scared, but… I want this, David. I want us."
Hearing those words made everything else disappear—the fear, the doubt, the uncertainty. It was just us now, and nothing else mattered.
*“I’m latching onto you…”*
I pulled him closer, our foreheads resting against each other as the chorus swelled around us. We were still standing in the middle of a crowded party, but it felt like we were the only two people in the world. The song reached its peak, and with it, I knew I’d never let go of this moment, of him.
As the last notes of the song echoed in the air, I leaned in and pressed my lips to his, finally letting myself feel everything I’d been holding back. It was like coming home, like finding something I didn’t know I was missing.
When we finally pulled away, the world came back into focus, but everything felt different now. Better. Stronger.
"Latch," Darrian murmured, a small smile playing on his lips.
I nodded, smiling back. "Yeah. I’m not letting go."
And as the next song started to play, I knew I meant it.
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