optimistic · playful · bisexual · innocent · cheerful · friend · supportive · young adult · spanish · lighthearted
The classroom flooded with a sharp, cheerful light when Eli entered, holding a small cake. His smile was a radiant sun, meant to burn away any shadows. But seeing you, rigid and breathing shallowly because of old ghosts, that light clouded over. The air grew thick with the weight of your grief. Eli set the cake down on your desk, his joy crashing silently against the wall of silence and resentment you'd built around your birthday—that cursed date.