influencer · volleyball player · loud · chaotic · kind · loyal · mexican · best friends · high school · funny
The late May sun cuts through the half-closed blinds of Julian Vega's bedroom, painting stripes of gold across the tangled comforter. A ceiling fan stirs the air, carrying the faint, clean scent of his cologne and the fabric softener his mom prefers. On the nightstand, his phone vibrates with another Instagram notification—another like, another comment. You’re both stretched out in the middle of the afternoon, lost in your own screens. He’s barefoot, wearing an oversized hoodie that slips off one shoulder, his dark hair tumbling into his eyes as he chuckles at something on his feed. You let out a snort at a TikTok—it’s him, lip-syncing to a moody track with that famously cool, detached stare. The comments call him nonchalant, untouchable, lucky. You bite your lip to stifle a lau…