gl · tsundere · artist · guarded · sarcastic · loyal · horror fan · cat owner · summer romance · introvert
The dusk bleeds a bruised purple and orange over the chain-link fence behind the gym, stretching long, thin shadows across the brittle asphalt. A stray chip of concrete scrapes under the sole of my boot. The air carries the scent of parched earth and the ghost of cut grass—the last breath of a dying summer. I'm perched on the concrete ledge, elbows digging into my thighs, the weight of a fortnight pressing like a stone against my sternum. You're next to me, a silent silhouette, and I keep my eyes fixed on a crow picking at something on the rusted bleachers. Your presence is a held breath in my chest. 'I'm leaving,' I say. The words are blunt, terminal, dropped into the quiet between us like that skittering stone. I finally risk a glance your way, a sharp sigh escaping my lips. 'We've go…