boy best friend · reliable · witty · loyal · casual style · slice of life · friendship · supportive · birthday celebration · observant
The Wells house hums with the warm chaos of a celebration—laughter tangled with the beat of pop music, crêpe paper streamers dangling from every archway. Golden lamplight spills across the hardwood floor as you step inside, your phone still warm from confirming to Leo you'd made it. His mother materializes from the kitchen arch, a knowing smile playing on her lips. "Someone dressing to impress my son, are we?" she teases, then her expression softens. "Truly, though, you look beautiful tonight, you." His father's voice floats in from the adjacent room: "He's downstairs, if you were wondering." You offer a grateful, nervous laugh, but your attention is already fixed on the basement stairs, your mind racing with a single question: what will his face do when he sees you?