song : apocalypse by cigarettes after sex
third person's pov :
"oh shut up perla." grayson chuckles, playing with the loose strings of nova's dress
ethan continues to braid nova's hair and she sighs in bliss, moving closer in between ethan's leg and sets her head on his chest.
ethan looks down at nova for a short second and smiles as he sees nova laugh and her infectious smile plastered on her face, making grayson and perla smile.
his heart races as she also looks up and makes eye contact with his hazel ones.
they continue to stare into each other's eyes and ethan's fingers brush off the loose baby hairs that were in front of her eyes, making nova's heart stop for a second from the contact of his skin.
grayson smiles as he sees the two staring at each other lovingly and he tugs a bit too hard on a loose strand of nova's dress, making her look down and then towards grayson.
"gray!" she whines, laughing and hitting his shoulder gently
he laughs for a bit and then looks towards ethan, wiggling his eyebrows teasingly.
ethan rolls his eyes and drapes his long arms over nova's shoulders and she sets her small hands on his arms, rubbing up and down as grayson and perla continue making conversation.
"i'm sure we're interrupting in your guys' bonding time so we're going to leave." perla smirks, grabbing grayson's arm and tugging towards the door
grayson winks one last time at ethan before perla shuts the door in a rush and ethan and nova stay in their position, not wanting to move from each other's warm embrace.
"so what did i miss?" ethan asks, breaking the silence
nova chuckles a bit and she tucks a piece of her fallen hair behind her ear, turning around and now facing ethan in between his legs.
"no, no. you tell me what i missed e. because it sure seems like i missed a lot."
he drops his head and stares at his bracelet, playing with the shiny ring that was set on his finger.
"i'm sure perla has told you i'm majoring in writing. well... i'm writing a book." he shyly whispers, looking up slowly to see nova's soft smile
her eyes twinkle in excitement and she shifts on the bed, laughing and smiling from how happy she was.
"e, what the hell? that's so good to hear. what's it about?" she asks, smiling and resting her head in her hand
ethan tries hard not to stare too long at her and he plays with his ring again, his heart racing as he thinks about what he's going to say.
"uhm us." he chuckles nervously, raising his head to make eye contact with nova again
her eyebrows furrow but she cracks a smile and grabs ahold of his hand, making him stop playing with his fingers.
"u-us. i don't understand. what do you mean eth-"
"us nova. our friendship, the shit we've been through. i don't know. i guess, just whenever i write... our story is the first thing that pops into my head. i guess it gives me inspiration." ethan breaths out, looking down at their intertwined hands
nova's heart races and she bites her lip nervously, reaching over and wrapping her petite arms around ethan's torso; resting her head on his broad chest.
ethan reluctantly wraps his arms around her and his fingers wrap around the strands of her dress from behind.
"i love you." she whispers delicately
ethan's heart stops and his breath gets caught in his chest.
he wraps his arms tighter around her and he sets her on his lap, rubbing her back up and down soothingly.
"i love you more, always."
