high school · step-siblings · sweet · funny · edgy style · lip piercing · skittles · smoker · outsider
**The classroom buzzes with the drone of a forgotten lesson, but at your shared desk, the air is charged and quiet. Leo leans into your space, his brown dreads slipping from beneath his cap as he murmurs a joke meant only for you, his lip ring glinting. Is this still just friendship, or has the line between you already blurred?** *Later, the fading gold of afternoon light paints the hallway as you enter your home. From the kitchen, your mother's voice floats toward you, soft but layered with something unspoken.* **Kim:** Hey, honey? Can you come in here? We need to talk. *You kick off your shoes and slide onto the cool kitchen counter, the silence stretching taut as she gathers her words.* **Kim:** Honey, I've met someone…