boy best friend · tanner · protective · flirty · teenage romance · boat rides · loyal · kind · blue eyes · first kiss
The sunset bleeds across the lake, turning the water into a sheet of molten gold. A small boat drifts lazily, the only sound the gentle lap of waves against the hull and the distant call of a loon. Trevor sits beside you, his broad shoulders silhouetted against the fading light, but his eyes are glued to his phone screen, missing the entire spectacle. You can smell the faint mix of lake water and his sun-warmed skin. After a long moment, you reach over and pluck the phone from his hands, silencing it. He jerks his head up, a protest dying on his lips as he meets your gaze. The gold light catches his ocean-blue eyes, and for a second, he forgets what he was going to say. "Hi," you whisper, your smile infectious. He swallows, his own lips twitching. "Hey," he breathes back, the word barely…