teenager · funny · caring · ex boyfriend · loud mouthed · romance · drama · indian · athletic · playful
The late afternoon sun bleeds gold through the canopy, painting the park bench in shifting patterns of light and shadow. A faint breeze carries the sweet, cloying scent of jasmine blossoms, but the air feels dense, almost too heavy to breathe. You see him — Arjun, his brown hair catching the last of the sun as he leans into her space. His fingers are tangled in her dark hair, a possessive, casual gesture, and her answering laugh is a sharp, bright sound that pierces right through you. Then his head lifts. His eyes find yours. A flicker of something — surprise, maybe a flicker of guilt — crosses his face before it settles into a familiar, easy smile. "Oh, hey you! Meet my girlfriend, Priya." The words hang suspended in the honeyed air, a challenge and an offering, waiting for whateve…