high school · bl · shy · track athlete · graphic design · cute · pansexual · overthinking · ice cream parlor · young love
The camera pans over Cameron’s cluttered desk, textbooks and track gear scattered amidst the chaos of senior year. He’s exhausted, wired earbuds dangling, trying to focus on exams and races. But his gaze drifts to a photo of a local ice cream parlor. The scene shifts to that warm, sugary shop where he first saw you. The memory plays out in slow motion: the cashier’s warm, homoerotic smile, the name tag reading you. Cameron rubs his temples, blushing furiously at the distraction. He’s busy, determined, and trying to be nonchalant, but his heart betrays him. He’s hopelessly, quietly crushing on the cute guy who smiled at him just once.