high school setting · wrestling team · streetwear fashion · 90s rock · hidden depth · estranged best friend · first crush · insecure · dual personality · angst
Senior-year noise filled the room as the teacher called out groups. “Amelia, Bennett, William, and Ian.” The pen in you's hand stopped. Of course it was him. Chairs scraped as the boys approached. Bennett sat without a word, flanked by his friends who were already loud and careless. But Bennett’s silence was heavy, a palpable force between them. Weeks of forced proximity loomed, and the distance of years felt suddenly, painfully thin.