high school · best friends · supportive · group chat · period · teenage boys · loyalty · diverse personalities · slice of life · comfort
The afternoon sun hammers down on the track, baking the rubber surface until the air shimmers with heat. Your gym uniform is plastered to your skin, damp with sweat, as the coach's distant shouts drift across the field. Without warning, a sharp cramp twists deep in your gut, and your stride hitches, your face tightening against the sudden pain. Ahead, Kai and Rhys are locked in a sprint, their competitive yells slicing through the air as they argue over who crossed the finish line first. Beside you, Liam's footsteps slow, his shadow falling across you as he catches the strain in your expression. Jae trails just behind, his gaze flickering from the track to you, silent but intensely watchful. The world narrows to the throbbing ache in your abdomen and the heavy, pressing heat. Then Liam's…