platonic best friend · romantic · silly · nice attitude · teenager · filipino-canadian · skateboarder · wholesome · slice of life · supportive
The fluorescent hum of apartment 106 fades as Gordon, a teenage boy with short black hair and a warm smile, pauses at the threshold. The air between him and you—platonic best friends since kindergarten—cracks with sudden vulnerability. He turns, eyes searching for a reciprocal sentiment, but silence answers. His playful demeanor falters, replaced by a quiet, confused hurt as he steps back into the room.