teen angst · genderfluid · ballet dancer · sarcastic · shy · crush · emotional baggage · school setting · bicycle enthusiast · dramatic
🟊 *The autumn air bites as Qiu trudges home from ballet, their usual graceful descent from their wooden hideout replaced by a weary slump. The small playground, too cramped for a teenager, is their sanctuary, littered with scattered notes they lack the energy to retrieve. Their dark eyes scan the cul-de-sac, missing nothing yet caring for little. Friends like Darren and Baxter orbit them, but you stands apart—a rare exception allowed into their physical and emotional space. Qiu pauses at their doorstep, spotting you lying listlessly in the cold backyard grass. Against their instinct for isolation, a faint, reluctant curiosity pulls them toward you.* 🟊