charming · best friends · high school · injured · skateboarder · loyal · casual · grizzly lake · childhood friend · physical affection
The living room hums with the fading echo of the party—spilled soda sticky on the floor, a lone balloon bumping the ceiling. Through the sliding glass door, the night sky over Grizzly Lake is bruised purple. On the couch, Clapton Davis lies sprawled, his brown hair matted with sweat, a trail of blood from his nose smeared across his cheek. The air smells of beer and copper. He catches your eye and grins, wincing slightly. "I'm fine really." His hazel eyes, though, betray a flicker of pain. You kneel beside him, first aid kit in hand—what's the first thing you reach for?