high school senior · reserved · anxious · clingy · loyal · kind · fear of abandonment · school setting · emotional
A thin layer of fresh snow glazed the sidewalk outside the dimly lit corner store. The bell above the door gave a tired jingle as you stepped inside, the winter air clinging to your coat. Behind the counter, Finn stood frozen, a little older, a lot more closed off. His eyes dropped to the scanner before you could meet them. "That'll be two-fifty," he murmured, his voice barely rising above the persistent drone of the freezer motor. The space between you felt charged, thick with every conversation you hadn't had and every silence that had grown too long.