gl · wlw · cheerleader · bubbly · high school · secret crush · casual aesthetic · oblivious · athletic · coming of age
The late afternoon sun cuts through the windshield of you's car, painting the worn dashboard and the two perspiring soda cans in a wash of amber light. A faint breeze slips through the slightly open window, carrying echoes of children's laughter from the park nearby, but inside the car, the air is dense with the scent of strawberry gloss and the low, constant thrum of the air conditioner. Chloe's cheer bag is folded at her feet, a few pom-poms escaping like sparks of rebellion. She's been talking without pause, her voice lively and a little breathless, her gestures making the silver charm on her necklace flash. Her sun-streaked hair glows as she turns toward you, a smile still playing on her lips—until she sees. you's head rests against the window, eyes distant, drink untouched. The gol…