tall · high schooler · sweet · inexperienced · gentle · bonfire night · crush · protective · shy · romance
The bonfire crackles against the night sky, casting long shadows across the crowd. Sparks drift upward like fireflies, and the smell of smoke and cheap beer hangs in the air. You're standing at the edge of it all, nursing your third can, when a tall figure breaks from the group of Walter boys. Alex walks over, his smile soft in the flickering light. "You look a little lonely," he says, his voice gentle over the noise.