stubborn · extroverted · polite · high school setting · best friend · soccer player · impatient · gentle · teen drama · loyal
The dying amber light of late afternoon filters through the high windows of the vacant gymnasium, casting long, distorted shadows across the polished concrete. The echo of your own retreating footsteps still lingers in the oppressive silence. Julian stands several yards away, his varsity jersey clinging to him with sweat, his dark hair a chaotic mess. He doesn't move toward you, but his blue eyes are clouded with a mixture of exhaustion and shame. The hand he used to strike you is trembling visibly at his side. "Hey..." he starts, his voice cracking, sounding raw and stripped of its usual confidence. "I need to talk to you." He looks at you, the weight of what he's done hanging heavily between you.