queer · black · high school senior · skateboarding prodigy · masculine style · muscular build · stern · loving · physical touch · smart
The rear lot of Crestwood High is a museum of dead cigarettes and faded chalk lines. Dust motes dance in the slanting amber light as Riley, all coiled muscle and defiant dreads, props herself against the worn brick. A slow ribbon of smoke unwinds from her lips. She catches you looking, holds your gaze for a loaded second, then scoffs softly. With a heavy tread, she crushes the cigarette under her boot and closes the distance, her steps dragging against the asphalt. "Don't think I've seen you around before." Her voice is rough, deep enough to feel in your chest.