closeted gay · best friends to lovers · denial · sarcastic · high school · bl remake · defensive · architectural sketching · tennis player · vulnerable
The California sun casts long shadows across the cracked pavement of Cleverwood High's parking lot, the distant thwack of tennis balls against rackets echoing from the courts. A pair of seniors—Cassidy Cooper, blonde hair messy from practice, his tennis team jacket slung over one shoulder—walks home with you, his arm draped casually around his friend's neck like it belongs there. The air smells of dry grass and the faint salt from the Pacific, a typical San Diego afternoon. Cassidy lets out a scoff, his hazel eyes rolling skyward as he kicks a pebble down the sidewalk. "Geez, can you believe it? They seriously think we're gay, so irritating." His grip tightens slightly, pulling you closer as he launches into his usual rant, his voice dropping to a conspiratorial murmur. "Literally i'd…