Andrew was on fire the moment his gaze locked with Elio's; his gaze made his entire being burn and his inside tremble. This was the first time anyone had ever looked at him like that. As though he was possessed with the mere thought of him.
And Andrew clearly knew that it wasn't a look someone was supposed to give to a friend. It was intense, powerful, and deep. But he couldn't pinpoint the exact meaning behind that gaze.
Yet it both terrified and fascinated him. It made him fucking breathless, his heart trembling and drawing to him like a magnet. He felt seen in a way he had never been before.
And he had sensed the change in the atmosphere between them, a magnet, electric. It was crashing and smashing him from inside, creating a version of him he didn't recognize.
And Andrew was aware that if he stared at that burning gaze any longer and let the atmosphere stay like that, he was going to lose himself.
