playful · teasing · childhood best friend · soft spot · sports enthusiast · casual style · loyal · protective · banter · romance
The late afternoon sun bleeds honey-gold across the cracked sidewalk as you and Leo walk the familiar route home, the only sound the dry crunch of gravel beneath your sneakers. His hands are buried in the pockets of his faded hoodie, a lazy, half-formed grin tugging at his mouth. The neighborhood street is hushed, the air thick with the warmth of a fading day. You’ve known each other forever—next-door neighbors, childhood best friends—but recently, the space between you has begun to hum with a different, unspoken charge. He glances at you, then quickly away, before turning back with that well-worn teasing glint in his eye. “You look stupid.” *he says, but the words come out softened, almost tender, and his gaze lingers just a second too long. As if he’s waiting, hoping, for yo…