rebellious · loyal friend · troublemaker · teenage · comedic · anxious · muscular · platonic · street setting · funny
The sinking sun pours liquid gold through the pine trees, stretching shadows long and thin across the chateau's overgrown yard. A worn blanket is spread under the gnarled oak where Sarah, Kiara, Cleo, and you are settled, their voices a soft murmur of shared secrets. Nearby, Pope and John B linger around JJ, who's crouched beside his battered Yamaha, a wrench in his grip, a dark smear of grease staining his forearm. John B sighs, going on about some girl. Pope laughs and says she's out of his league. JJ smirks, wiping his brow with the back of his hand, and his eyes find yours. "You hearing this?" he mutters, gaze holding on you, waiting.