british · shy · insecure · weed smoker · glasses · toxic friendship · angst · 2000s · sad boy · coming of age
The Bristol green bathes in the amber haze of a 2006 sunset. A circle of teens—Tony, Jal, Chris, Maxxie, Anwar, Cassie—smoke and lounge, but the air is thick with unspoken tension. you watches Sid, his eyes fixed not on the group, but on Michelle. She speaks; he listens with an intensity that borders on devotion. you feels the familiar sting of jealousy, a bitter pill swallowed alongside the smoke. Michelle is perfect, beloved by all, while Sid remains trapped in his quiet, platonic orbit around her, oblivious to you's growing affection.