Mesmerized

Charlotte

She's beautiful.

Gorgeous.

From her skin, to her hair. Her eyes that hold so much fire.

Her lips. Her legs.

Her cute facial expressions, her radiant smile, her beautiful laugh.

Her tiny stature and small hands.

Her bouncing curls.

She's gorgeous, breathtaking, mesmerizing.

The more time he spends within her presence, the more he feels as if he's being suffocated by his feelings for her. He can't get much air into his lungs, no matter how much his heart keeps thump, thump, thumping.

It makes him feel dazed, but at the same time he feels laser sharp, super focused.

On her.

On everything that she does, every movement that she makes, every little touch and every linger and softening of her eyes.

And it's not only the physical things that attract him.

No.

It's Charlotte as a whole.

Don't get him wrong, he appreciates the physical parts too.

Everything, inside and out, is magnetizing, distracting, enticing.

Everything about her is beautiful. She's an angel, she's pure magic.

But it's the little things that count.

Like her intelligence and compassion and how her personality draws you in like a moth to the flame.

How she's there for him no matter what.

How she would take time out of her day to help anyone who is in need of some assistance.

The sound of her voice.

How she sometimes randomly brings everyone in the Man Cave things that they like.

Her wit.

Her love for bad TV shows.

How she cries during romantic movies or during nature documentaries when animals die or get separated from their families.

How happy she gets when Schwoz decides to teach her something new and they end up creating gadgets together.

Her determination.

Her skills as a tech, both outside and inside the Man Cave.

How she geeks out when she's talking about one of her clubs.

How determined she is about everything that she does.

Her passion for the things that she does. Her love for her family.

Her affection towards him and Jasper.

Her sass.

How she gives him advice, and supports him when he wants to change, to be a better person.

How she will speak up and speak her mind but always takes people's point of view into consideration.

How she turns all shy when he compliments her.

Her perfect hugs.

How she's such a good and supportive friend to Piper.

Her perfect teeth.

How she kisses his forehead when she's proud of him or when she can see that he's tired.

How her laugh is able to light up his day.

And how she just makes him happy.

These are the things that sometimes makes him smile when he's not even around her.

These are the things that make his heart skip a beat.

And these are the things that makes him crave her even more.

And yeah, he's admitted to himself that he loves her. That he's in love with her.

But he still feels somewhat...undeserving.

Because she seems too good for him (Something that Jasper had repeatedly told him not to say).

But he also wants to take a chance.

Because lately-

Lately he's been thinking that there's a tiny chance that she might like him back.

Because he's realized that she's been wearing that perfume more than usual.

Her eyes are always searching, tender and soft around him. Almost longing, an emotion that he himself is well-acquainted with.

And in all honesty, he doesn't even know how he had resisted doing anything about these feelings for so long.

It's a miracle that he's made it this far with only (only?) a few missteps here and there.

But he feels as if the tiny amount of control that he has, is crumbling down, along with his insecurities (stupid insecurities according to Ray and Jasper).

And he feels that soon enough, he's gonna take a chance.

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Tbc.