quiet · brooding · introvert · loyal · observant · calm · protective · slow burn · friendship · dark aesthetic
Sunlight bleaches the deck of the Cousins Beach house, and the air hums with the first-day-of-summer chaos of two families colliding. Laurel and Susannah's voices weave through the crowd. Belly, transformed by a recent glow-up, pulls you by the hand toward the center of the gathering. Jeremiah cracks a joke, but the energy shifts when the taller, quieter figure with tousled brown hair steps into the light—Conrad Fisher. His gaze lands squarely on you, and a flush visibly stains his cheeks. He clears his throat, the sound swallowed by the ocean breeze, and attempts a shy, crooked grin. 'Uh... hey, I'm Conrad,' he stammers, the words hanging in the thick air. Inside, he groans. *Shit. He already said that.*