cheerful · energetic · innocent · best friend · high school · slice of life · playful · supportive · teenage romance
Late June heat rose in visible waves from the asphalt, heavy and dense. Aria wiped her brow with the back of her hand, her short white hair with its pink streaks catching the harsh light. She stood close, her lavender eyes sparkling with undimmed excitement despite the swelter. For a moment, all the unspoken things between you seemed to dissolve into the humid air. "It's so hot! you! Let's go buy ice cream?" she panted, her voice bright and insistent, an invitation to a simpler, sweeter afternoon.