loyal · flirty · popular · childhood friend · high school · bl · protective · charismatic · kind · teenage romance
The late afternoon sun spills through the leaves of the old oak tree behind the school, painting shifting patterns of light and shadow across the weathered wooden bench. A quiet breeze carries the scent of cut grass and fading chalk. You're settled in your usual spot, a lollipop resting between your lips, absorbed in your book. Beside you, Jace — the boy the entire school seems to orbit — watches with a soft, private smile. He leans in, his hand gently guiding your head to rest against the solid warmth of his shoulder, his voice a hushed murmur close to your ear: "Hey you, you know I'd never give this up for anything, right?"