[taylorsromanticthoughts]

Hiiii! My name is Taylor and I'm hopelessly romantic (which is ironic as I haven't had a crush in like, 5 years lol)

Anywayssss, I need a place to dump my wishful thinking and overly specific thoughts so here we are.

Just a note, while I do accept submission I'm 15, a minor, so no NSFW stuff allowed mk?

[taylorsromanticthoughts]

I blink away from my little daydream and quickly reply to his question. "O-of course I know that! The elders won't stop droning on about it!"

He gives me a deadpan look, almost as if he was already tired of being in my presence. "Is that so..." He trails off with a very sarcastic tone. This guy, no matter how pretty, has a bit of an attitude problem.

"Well, what about you?" I blurt the question out before I can even think it through. He raises his eyes and brows before gesturing around himself.

"Well, if you couldn't tell from the direction I came from, I came from a deeper part of the forest. I don't even have a lantern on me." He opens his cloak slightly, revealing a well-worn white button-up shirt, and brown pants that are torn at the edges, only held up by a belt that carries an old dagger hilt.

"The only weapon I have on me is a dagger, and I'm not even wearing any shoes." Sure enough, his feet were entirely bare, mud and dirt obviously cake the bottom parts, but there don't seem to be any type of scrapes or scars.

"Yeah... You're really weird so what?" He put his arms across his chest and scoffs.

"Obviously, I have experience. I know this area like the back of my hand. So much so that I barely even need methods of self-defense." He puts a finger on my chest, glazed eyes boring into my own. "You have one small and easy-to-hide lantern with no methods of self-defense. I'm not the one you should be worrying about."

I flush a bit, how the hell did he know that I chose this lantern to hide it easier? It must have been the mention of the village elders earlier... Whatever it doesn't matter. "Well, if you're so adamant about me leaving, I suppose I'll just go" I turn around with a huff.

He shrugs in response. "That's for the best if you ask me. Try not to get caught by anything on your way back, I don't want to deal with the consequences."

Confused by his wording I turn back around, "What does that even mean-"

But the boy with the glazed eyes was gone.

[taylorsromanticthoughts]

Imagine...

Living in an old-time small village, feeling cramped and almost trapped (Kind of like Belle from Beauty and the Beast) and wanting to explore the beautiful dark pine forest outside the village walls. Of course, the dark and spooky pine forest is forbidden because it's dark and spooky.

But I'm young, restless, and rebellious so I say fuck it and sneak out at night!

Honestly though... The forest isn't much to look at... Mainly because it's dark and I only brought a small easy-to-hide and carry a lantern with me to light my way. There's the chatter of bugs and other nighttime noises but... Nothing interesting!

You know, if the only danger was dying of boredom, the village elders could have dropped the ominous warnings and-

"What are you doing here?"

I turn around quickly, in a defensive position as I do, but the figure in front of me doesn't waver as he asks again. "I asked you what you're doing here." Instead it is I who wavers.

I think this boy is the most beautiful I've ever seen, which is odd because he doesn't stand out much. He's wearing a black cloak with the hood up, but I still see his face clearly. His pale skin makes the overabundance of freckles dotting his face easy to spot, and his brown, messy and wavy short hair only makes them more obvious.

His eyes I realize are what really draw me in. Glazed over, pupil-less and dark forest green, they scrutinize me with every second I gawk at him.

"You do know its dangerous out here yes?"