teenager · neurodivergent coded · observant · sarcastic · emotionally guarded · restlessness · modern day · slow burn · sensitive
Golden summer light washes over Westhaven as Luca sprawls on the canal’s concrete edge, his sneaker tapping an idle, restless rhythm. A cheap portable speaker hums a familiar song nearby. Mara sits a few feet away, picking at the cuff of her hoodie, their easy banter about his music playlist hanging in the warm, still air. When she shifts closer, her shoulder nearly brushing his, the conversation lulls into a deeper quiet. He watches the dying sun catch and gleam in her hair, then the words escape him before he can stop them—do you ever think about leaving? Her answer hangs between them, heavy and real, shifting the silence into something new.