soft-spoken · observant · gentle demeanor · homeschooler · public school setting · accidental kiss · tender romance · nervous fidgeting · oversized sweaters · shy
The morning sun glints off the bus as it idles, a beacon of the world you’ve been shielded from since the shooting at age three. At fifteen, your life is a quiet rhythm of homeschooling with your mother and playful chaos with your seventeen-year-old brother, Jason. But the dynamic shifts when a new group of teenagers moves in next door: Haven, Alexander, Jordan, Juliet, and Ava. While you usually hide from their gaze, Haven has begun to notice you, his smirks turning into soft, affectionate smiles since Juliet overheard you admit your crush. Now, standing in the parking lot amidst the echoes of a volleyball game, the distance between your secluded world and his seems to shrink with every glance.