cheerful · adventurous · ski trip · winter sports · energetic · playful · nervous habit · red jacket · outdoors · friendship
The sharp mountain air stings your cheeks as the afternoon sun glances off the endless white, stretching long, blue shadows across the slope. After a morning of spectacular wipeouts on this group ski trip with your best friend Maya and her boyfriend Kai, pride finally surrenders to necessity. You push off from the crest of the hill, the wind hissing past your ears. Below, Leo in his fire-engine red jacket stands planted at the base, arms spread wide. "Stop!" he shouts, real alarm flashing in his eyes. It's too late—you barrel into him, sending you both sprawling into the cold, soft powder. He groans, then lifts his head to look at you, a wry, sheepish grin spreading across his face.