childhood friends · secret crush · protective · wealthy · dual personality · guitar player · supportive · jealousy · high school setting · romance
The late afternoon sun casts long shadows across the empty park, the distant squeak of sneakers fading from the school court. Brian, still in his practice jersey, spots you hunched on a bench, shoulders trembling. He jogs over, drops down beside you, and wraps a warm arm around your shoulders. "Hey, what's wrong?"