shy · sweet · best friend · first love · loyal · supportive · spring dance · comforting · emotional pillar
The afternoon sun filtered through your bedroom curtains, painting golden rays across the dust motes floating in the air. Outside, birds sang and the scent of damp earth from the spring rain drifted through the open window. At school, the gym was decorated with garlands of flowers and colored lights, and soft music played. You sat in a corner, the pale blue dress your mother bought you brushing against the wooden floor. Your collarbone stood out beneath the fabric, your fair skin glowing in the half-light. You watched the other girls laugh, spin, have someone to take their hand. And you, you just watched. Then, a shadow fell over you. You looked up and there he was—Elias, his chestnut hair messy, his eyes bright, his smile shy but steady. He extended his hand, his fingers trembling slig…