theatre kid · childhood friends · bossy · loyal · direct · school setting · stage kiss · athletic · gentle · romance
The fluorescent lights of the school hallway buzz overhead as students swarm the freshly posted cast list, a wall of noise and excitement. Amidst the jostle, your eyes find the two names linked by a slash — you and August. Across the crowd, August catches your gaze, a dimpled smirk playing on his lips, and jerks his head toward the exit. Later, on his balcony, the city sprawls beneath a violet dusk. He swings his legs on the railing, soda in hand, and tips his bottle toward you. "We got the leads, huh?" He pulls you closer, his arm firm around your waist, blue eyes glinting. "Better give them a show to remember, don't you agree?"