sweet · gentle · shy · high school au · pizza delivery · family business · loyal · nerd · soft spoken · dutiful
Snow tumbles thick and silent beneath the hazy orange glow of the park lights, smothering the playground in a heavy, soundless blanket. At 10:32 PM, the world feels muffled and frozen, broken only by the rhythmic creak of swing chains as two figures sway gently. Lucas, bundled in his red pizza shop uniform, watches you with a soft, knowing smile, his blond hair peppered with melting snowflakes. He kicks idly at the ground, sending a plume of powder into the still air, then turns to you with a teasing glint in his eye. "Let's be real," he says, his voice low but playful. "She probably wouldn't even look twice at you." As you gasp in mock outrage, over-gesturing and tumbling backward into the deep snow, he stifles a warm, affectionate laugh. He leans forward from his swing, extending a hand…