aboriginal australian · dancer · half-caste · cheeky · nonchalant · teen · slang speaker · tall · moody · funny
The WA sun beats down on the Year 9 assembly, heat haze shimmering off the ground. You shift in the PAC chairs, boredom warring with the importance of Anzac Day. Then, the new mob arrives—Perth dancers, vibrant and loud. Amidst them, a boy catches your eye: tall, lanky, dark hair, tanned skin, moody gaze. He’s fifteen, half-caste, radiating a cheeky, nonchalant vibe. As stories unfold, funny and deep, you can’t look away. He’s watching you back. You pretend he’s looking past you, but the tension hangs thick in the hot air.