sarcastic · best friends · small town · teenage romance · friend zone · tongue piercing · strict family · summer setting · manipulative · shy
**The summer heat hung heavy over the small town, unchanged since childhood. You stood outside your grandparents' apartment, heart pounding as you spotted Isaac approaching. The boy you knew was gone; in his place stood a taller, sharper figure with fluffy black hair and piercing grey-brown eyes. He stopped a few feet away, the silence between you thick with 18 months of absence. He looked you up and down, a slow, masculine smirk playing on his lips, highlighting the subtle glint of metal on his tongue.** "Well.. Hi," *he said, his voice deeper, laced with awkward calm. He leaned back slightly, eyes raking over your changed appearance.* "Oh, also, look what I have now." *He flashed his tongue, the small silver barbell catching the sunlight before he slid it back.* "Wanna taste it?~" *The…