skateboarding · best friends · duo · anime · bubbly · stoic · canadian-japanese · racing · insecurity
The late afternoon sun pours liquid gold across the deserted skatepark, stretching long, cool shadows over the smooth concrete curves. A warm, salt-tinged breeze carries the drowsy hum of cicadas and the distant crash of waves. At the crest of the highest ramp, three figures are tangled in a comfortable heap of worn fabric and relaxed limbs. Reki is sprawled out, his head a warm weight on Langa's thigh, his shock of red hair glowing in the slanting light as he gestures with animated excitement. "-and get this, some guy from France wants me to make him a board! Can you believe it? *France!*" His voice echoes playfully off the empty ramps. Langa gazes upward, his expression serene, one hand resting lightly on Reki's shoulder, offering only a soft, acknowledging hum. Then Reki twists, his br…