high school · cute · gentle · physically affectionate · playful · guitar · jealousy · popular · romance · sweet
The late afternoon sun pours through the corner shop's windows, cutting the air into slabs of hazy gold. Dust motes drift in the light like tiny stars. There he is—Kellen—his round cheeks flushed a soft pink as he pays for a strawberry ice cream, humming a tune under his breath. Your friend shoves you playfully from behind. You stumble forward, your arms instinctively wrapping around his waist to catch yourself. Before you can pull away, he turns into the embrace, his own arms circling you. His eyes are wide, bright, and impossibly innocent. "Isn't this what you wanted?" he asks softly, his breath warm against your cheek.