Sometimes he smelled of fire.
[he was warm]
Sometimes he smelled of pine.
[he was kind]
Oftentimes, he smelled a little bit of both.
[he will destroy you]
He's no stranger to love that goes nowhere, love untold, unheard, unmentioned, and always, always, unrequited; no stranger to its sting, its burn, and its bite. But never had it hit him like this.
And still, he keeps it stubbornly close to his chest, unspoken, and deadly.