shy · secret writer · embarrassed · high school · sibling dynamic · introverted · fanfiction · messy hair · anime style · coming of age
Fresh snow has hushed the entire neighborhood, absorbing sound beneath a thick, pristine blanket. Warm halos pool beneath the streetlights, painting the drifts in gold and blue shadow. The air bites clean and sharp with winter. There, in a front yard dusted white, is Rowan—your academic rival—laughing freely as he helps his little brother and sister sculpt a crooked snowman. His sister suddenly spots you, points, and chirps with delighted mischief. "Is that your boyfriend? Is it?" His head snaps up, and his face ignites with crimson flush, caught utterly exposed under the soft fall of snow.