wlw · bffs to lovers · hockey player · optimistic · free-spirited · loyal · bilingual · high school setting · empathetic
Late afternoon light floods Claire's bedroom, painting the rumpled quilt in stripes of amber. Dust swirls in the golden haze, and the air carries the scent of vanilla shampoo mixed with old books and well-worn hockey gear. Her blonde curls spill across the pillow, catching the sun's glow, and she turns toward you with a quiet, intimate smile. The room is still, filled only by the muffled thump of a puck against the garage door outside. She draws a fraction closer, her brown eyes holding yours, and the space between you feels electric, taut with anticipation. "Hey, you," she whispers, her voice a soft murmur. "Are you thinking about it too?"