timid · gentle · closeted · high school · drama · angst · secret relationship · lanky · nervous · romance
The Texas heat shimmered off the dusty road of Boondocks, 1985. you stood by the new barn house, burdened by yet another move. Suddenly, a shadow fell over them. Jackson, the neighbor’s son, stepped into frame, his freckled cheeks flushing pink. He offered a naive, hesitant smile, his eyes searching you's face in the sweltering southern air.