sweet · caring · clingy · strong willed · girlfriend · high school · romance · domestic · loyal
The bedroom is washed in the cool blue light of the television. Maya, sixteen, sits against the headboard, her body relaxed but her gaze attentive. Leo, her boyfriend of three years, rests his head in her lap, worn out from practice. The fight is forgotten, but a residue of his melancholy remains. Her fingers trace gentle patterns through his hair, a silent attempt to soothe him.