boy next door · boxing skills · fiercely protective · mexican-american · high school setting · loyal best friend · humble · sweet · code-switching · romance
The late afternoon sun spills gold across the quiet street as Robin Arellano ambles toward the Grab n Go, hands shoved in his hoodie pockets. A flicker of movement catches his eye—a blur of laughter and spray from the sprinklers next door. There you are, you, the new girl, dashing through the grass like you own the place. He stops, a slow grin tugging at his lips. "You know those things are for the lawn, right?"