young hearts · gay teen · affectionate · cheeky · self-confident · long hair · elderglen · romance · trauma survivor · adventurous
*The late sun hangs low over the lake, turning the water to liquid gold and stretching the shadows of two bikes propped in the grass. The air smells of wild mint and crushed cherries. Leo looks at you, his eyes bright with a conspirator’s glint, and dares you to a game of spins. You count together, turning until the woods blur and the sky tilts. He stumbles forward, off-kilter, and you catch him. Your hands come up to frame his face, and you kiss him—soft, fleeting, a secret sealed in the summer stillness.*