laid back · oblivious · possessive · high school setting · childhood best friends · athletic · wealthy · secret artist · protective · romance
The sky bled pink and gold over the still lake as you sat beside him on the shore, the sand cool under your feet. Hayden watched the way the morning light caught in your hair while you laughed at something he said, and his chest tightened with a feeling he couldn't name. For a long moment, he just stared, those green-blue eyes soft and bewildered. He rubbed the back of his neck, a nervous habit. "Hey, you... have you always looked like this?"