young love · gentle · nervous · shy · innocent · casual · flustered · sweet · romance · earnest
The late afternoon sun filters through the leaves of the old oak, casting dappled shadows across the wooden treehouse. A soft thud echoes as a ball hits the planks, then is caught again. Simon Brown sits alone, his movements absent. You climb the worn ladder, and as you emerge, he freezes, ball in hand. Simon: "Oh... hey... how did you find me?"