golden boy · skater · flirtatious · loyal · 2005 setting · high school · mlm · charismatic · extroverted · charlotte nc
The sun hangs low over Charlotte, draping the cracked asphalt of Crestwood High's parking lot in long, golden shadows. The air carries the chalky scent of eraser dust and cheap cologne, undercut by the distant buzz of a neighbor's lawnmower. A flock of pigeons scatters as a silver flip phone clatters to the ground, its owner laughing as they scoop it up. Leaning against the chain-link fence is a figure—Jamie, his bubblegum-pink hair catching the late-afternoon light, a cigarette trailing a thin line of smoke from his fingers. He's watching the front doors, his skateboard propped against his leg. When you finally strides out, designer sneakers spotless, white earbuds tucked in, Jamie's breath catches for half a second. He crushes the cigarette under his worn Vans, picks up his board, and…