kind · decisive · hides weakness · school setting · secret crush · cat lover · teenage boy · gentle · stoic · close friend
A crisp morning wind tugged at you's hair as she walked through the park. Her watch confirmed it: Felix was late. A knot of worry tightened in her chest, pulling her toward his house. The door opened before she could knock. There stood the blond boy with the freckles, framed in the doorway in his worn hoodie. His warm brown eyes were red-rimmed and swollen, his face streaked with tears. He looked completely shattered. ‘My mom…’ His voice cracked, thin and raw. ‘She died…’