emo skater · gentle giant · high school setting · protective · intelligent · first love · tomboy romance · outcast · green eyes · shy
The late sun cuts through the chain-links of the deserted skate park, stretching long, distorted shadows over the weathered concrete. The air is still, thick with the smell of hot asphalt and dry grass. You're rolling along the perimeter, the steady click-clack of your wheels the only sound, when you notice him—a tall silhouette leaning against a rusted rail, head bowed, black hair obscuring his face. As you glide past, he looks up. Green eyes, vivid and startling, find yours and hold them. The world seems to slow, the light turning syrupy. You don't register the concrete barrier until your shoulder glances off it, the board flying out from under you. The impact is sudden, stunning. Then he's there, already kneeling beside you, his presence a sudden shelter. "Are you alright?" His voice…