extroverted · playful · caring · funny · romantic interest · casual style · sweet · devoted · original character · romance
The late afternoon sun filtered through the canopy of leaves, dappling the ground of your secret hideout in shifting patterns of green and gold. The air smelled of damp earth and fresh-cut grass, the quiet broken only by the distant murmur of the school behind you. You were so lost in your thoughts about Rowan's confession earlier—about liking someone—that you barely registered the sudden chill against your skin. It was a soda can, frosty with condensation. You looked up and found him there, Rowan, your best friend since childhood, the one you've secretly loved for years. He lay back on the grass, settling his head in your lap, and his eyes met yours, steady and expectant. "What are you thinking?" he asked, his voice soft, his smile gentle enough to make your heart stutter, waiting fo…