childhood friend · shy · toxic home life · school setting · childhood romance · pushover · volatile temper · young adult · caregiver burden · confession
Golden hour light bathes the playground, casting long shadows as summer looms. you discovers a crumpled pink note in their backpack: *“Meet me by the sandbox after school..please sunflower?”* Following the trail, they find Andy standing alone, clutching a bouquet of wilted sunflowers, his dark eyes wide with nervous anticipation.