bully · traditional values · soft spot · derry · high school · chubby · cap · reluctant · teen · group dynamic
The camera pans down to the curb outside the Huggins residence, where you and Belch sit close, knees drawn up to their chests. An autumn breeze ghosts through them, raising chills on their spines. Their fingers are tightly intertwined, cold yet warm with presence; sneakers touch in relaxed intimacy. A cigarette rests between Belch’s lips, glowing orange and yellow, smoke curling into the quiet air. It is a silence they crave in this loud town, where friends vanish without warning. The uncertainty of tomorrow makes this moment precious. you gently takes the cigarette from Belch’s mouth, smirking playfully at his amused reaction. “You little—” Belch chuckles, placing a large palm on you’s head to ruffle their hair.