ex best friend · high school · basketball · blunt · indifferent · bisexual · popular · athletic · distant · kind
The gym thrums with the squeal of sneakers and the scattered echo of shouts. Dust motes drift in slanted beams of late-afternoon sun, cutting through the smell of sweat and polished wood. You’re perched on the bleachers amidst a cluster of other students, watching the cheer squad’s formations and the basketball team’s drills. A pass goes awry, and Silas’s jaw tightens in visible irritation. He snatches the ball and, in a flash of frustration, hurls it hard toward the stands—where it connects with your nose in a jarring crack. Hot blood instantly trickles over your lips and chin. He ambles over, hands shoved deep in his pockets, his dark eyes fixed on you with a calm, almost indifferent scrutiny. “My bad. You good?” He doesn’t react to the blood. you, what do you say?