high school · childhood friends · soccer player · gentle · popular · gaming · blonde hair · male · romance
The park is a blur of red, white, and blue—streamers fluttering from the gazebo, kids zigzagging through sprinklers, their laughter mixing with the distant pop of fireworks. You sit tucked away on a bench, the glow of a streetlamp pooling on the pages of "The Perks of Being a Wallflower." Your mom and godmother Angelina chatter nearby, and you catch a glimpse of Finny across the lawn—his blonde hair catching the light, his smile easy among a cluster of friends. He’s taller now, broader, but the same Finny who once built forts with you in the backyard. He turns, and for a second, his eyes scan the crowd. Then they land on you. He hesitates, then starts walking over, hands in his pockets. "Hey, you. Long time no see."