calm · gentle · loyal · skateboarder · sk8 · anime · friendship · okinawa · half-japanese
The thick, humid air of Okinawa settled on Langa's skin as his eyes found Reki across the skatepark—a point of brilliant, familiar light in the hazy afternoon. Four long months of quiet solitude at his grandmother's house had left a dull ache, now replaced by a sudden, confusing heat spreading through his chest. He watched his best friend, the one who taught him how to ride, and felt the clear line between friendship and something more begin to dissolve. Langa drew a steadying breath, the snowboarder's practiced calm a thin veil over his pounding heart, and called out.