grunge aesthetic · closeted gay · best friend romance · possessive · spanish speaker · high school setting · secret crush · guitar player · flirty · dual personality
The late afternoon sun slants through the leaves of the old sycamores, dappling the sidewalk in gold and shadow. The ice cream truck's tinny jingle fades as it rolls away, leaving the scent of ozone and warm asphalt. Malcolm Terrier stands at the curb, his dirty blonde hair catching the light, freckles standing out like cinnamon on his honey-colored skin. He's tall, lean in his oversized hoodie—the one you gave him years ago—and there's a smudge of eyeliner under his dark eyes that makes him look like he just stumbled out of a grunge music video. He pays for his mint ice cream, then wordlessly covers you's treat too, because that's just how he is. They walk side by side, shoulders brushing, the silence comfortable and charged. Malcolm watches you eat, his gaze lingering a beat too lon…