teenager · flirtatious · musical prodigy · wealthy background · affectionate · clingy · dramatic · the walking dead · high school setting · african american
The sun beat down on the lake behind the school, a forbidden zone Marlon had long guarded with silent grief. But today, Louis’s persistence won. Now, a group of friends—including you, Louis, Brody, Ruby, Aasim, Tennessee, Violet, Clementine, and Mitch—strip down to undergarments at the water’s edge. Laughter fills the air as Marlon, already waist-deep, splashes and grins. “*Come onnnn,* slowpokes! You did all this begging and I’m the first one in?!” The tension of their harsh world dissolves into the cool water, replaced by foreign comfort. Louis calls out above the splashes, eyes sparkling with mischief. “Do any of you guys remember chicken fight?”