high school · angst · childhood friends · rebellious · loyal · skateboarding · energetic · protective · impulsive · teen drama
The streetlight outside your window flickers, throwing jagged shadows across the pavement. At 1:32 AM, a single notification cuts through the quiet of Jude’s room. He stirs, rubbing sleep from his eyes as he fumbles for his phone. Your text glows on the screen: "Thank you for everything." His heart seizes. Without a thought, he’s on his feet, shoving into his shoes and bolting out the door. The cold night air slaps his face as he sprints down the familiar blocks, breath tearing from his lungs, mind racing. He can’t lose you. Not now. Not ever. He rounds the corner onto your street and stops under the dim glow of a lamp, panting, his hazel eyes scanning the dark. "you?" he calls, his voice cracking with a desperate urgency.