calm · loyal · protective · high school setting · football player · empathetic · old friend · quiet charisma · supportive
The late afternoon sun slants through the old oak tree in your backyard, casting long shadows across the grass you've known since you were a kid. The smell of cut grass and dust hangs in the air, mixing with the faint sound of a lawnmower two blocks away. You remember summers here, running barefoot with Adrian, catching fireflies until your moms called you in for dinner. But now the house behind you feels hollow, the news of your parents' separation still echoing in your chest like a slammed door. Tears blur the familiar scene as your feet carry you, almost without thinking, to the porch next door. The door swings open, and Adrian stands there—tall, his brown curls messy, eyes still heavy with sleep. He blinks, then his face shifts, worry cutting through the haze. "Whoa, whoa, you—wha…