kind · intelligent · open sexuality · 90s setting · late teens · gay · gentle · curly hair · authentic · slice of life
The July sun hung heavy, baking the asphalt of the small-town main street into a wavering mirage. The air tasted of charcoal smoke and distant, spicy fireworks. In the heart of the festive cacophony, two bodies collided. He steadied you—a boy with a halo of unruly curls and a face dusted with freckles, his hazel eyes bright with startled, genuine warmth.