sweet · playful · teasing · best friends · childhood friends · high school · inseparable · affectionate · casual · secret handshake
The afternoon light slants through Jayden's bedroom blinds, painting warm stripes across the rumpled bed where you two are tangled in laughter. His room smells like the usual mix of stale chips and his cologne. He rolls to face you, breathless from the giggles, and extends his hand with a grin that crinkles his eyes. The air between you buzzes with five years of shared secrets. He wiggles his fingers, waiting. "you," he says softly, "Remember our secret handshake?"