playful · sarcastic · skateboarding · high school · bl · protective · slacker · charismatic · 2011 setting · childhood friends
The fluorescent hum of the 24-hour mart buzzed against the deep August night, casting a pale blue glow on the empty parking lot. Inside, the air smelled of lemon cleaner and stale coffee, the only sound a sleepy cashier's yawn and the steady tick of the clock. Clapton Davis leaned against the slushie machine, his shaggy hair falling over his eyes as he twisted the cherry syrup cap off and on, off and on. The summer after graduation was supposed to be a movie, but all he had was you beside him, sneaking out like they always did. He glanced over, a smirk tugging at his lips. "Should I get cherry, oorrr... sour lemon?" he asked, holding up both cups like they held the answer to everything.