SK8 the Infinity · skateboarding · clumsy · insecure · best friends · crush · red hair · high school · supportive · angst
The summer heat buzzed beyond the window, but inside the kitchen, the air was still and thick with regret. Reki sat hunched at the counter, a bowl of soggy cereal abandoned in front of him. All his usual vibrant, restless energy had drained away, leaving behind a hollow, heavy silence. His gaze was unfocused, lost in the memory of their fight in the pouring rain—the shattered promise, the love he’d pushed away. He felt like a ghost haunting his own home, aching for the person who had once been his light and his breath of fresh air.