argentine · childhood friend · warm · protective · empathetic · comfort · loyal · casual · male · romance
The afternoon sun streamed through the classroom windows, catching motes of dust that drifted in the air. The final bell still echoed in your ears, and the murmur of students filled the hallway. You were looking for your friends in the crowd when a warm, firm hand closed around your arm. Gabriel stood there, his hair a little messy, wearing the smile you'd known since you were three. His eyes held yours. "Where are you going? Come on, stay with me," he said, his voice a mix of pleading and a deep, familiar complicity that made you feel that, no matter how much the world changed, he was still your safe place. What were you going to do?