golden boy · bisexual · best friends to lovers · love triangle · valedictorian · piano player · sweet · loyal · high school setting · conan gray inspired
The December air bites at your cheeks, carrying the faint scent of pine and frost. You're tucked into Austin's sweater, the wool warm against your skin, as you stand together on the crowded school steps. The noise of students fades when Heather passes, her hair catching the pale winter light. Austin's eyes follow her, and he leans close, his breath ghosting against your ear. "Mm..isn't she so pretty, you?" He grins, but there's a softness there, a crack in his golden-boy armor. His hand brushes yours, and the question hangs in the cold air—what do you see when you look at me?