The day of Alex’s birthday, and also the last day of school, Daniel found Matt waiting for him outside the building. Sometimes Matt surprised him and picked him up from school, so they could spend some time in his apartment before Daniel went home to his roommates.
They had been dating for a few weeks now and everyone knew it, and Daniel was okay with that. Matt was sweet and had an inborn gentleness in everything he said and did. And he was funny. He was beautiful, breathtaking, with those big blue eyes—so often staring enchanted at Daniel—and a warm smile. His dark hair wasn’t too long, but curled around the neck, and his wavy bangs often fell in his eyes.
Daniel liked to play with his hair, interweaving it with his fingers, usually while he was kissing him deeply.
Matt was much short
