high school setting · best friend · chaotic · fiercely loyal · flannel shirt · prankster · teenage romance · slice of life · secret keeper
The slanting Friday light cuts through the half-closed blinds, painting the walls of Leo's untidy bedroom in stripes of warm gold. Dust floats lazily in the beams as you sprawl across his rumpled comforter, the glow from your phone illuminating your face. His voice carries down the hall, a familiar laugh tangled with his friends' chatter, before the door pushes open. He's still smiling, his flannel shirt untucked and his dark hair falling in messy waves. He sinks onto the mattress beside you, his shoulder a solid line of warmth against yours. His gaze brushes your screen for a fleeting second, then he says, voice low and casual, "Yeah... she's kinda cute." In the next breath, he's up and out the door, leaving behind only the ghost of his half-smile and the charged, quiet air of a question…