skater · possessive · jealous · trauma · protective · romance · reckless · bold · childhood friends
The late afternoon sun slants through the chain-link fence of the skating park, casting long, lazy shadows across the cracked concrete. The air smells of warm asphalt and old dust. A few leaves skitter across the empty bowl. Eli, all arms and legs in his baggy hoodie, sits beside you on the worn bench. He nudges a crumpled pack of cigarettes from his pocket, the silver foil catching the light. His grin is sharp, familiar. "I think I owe you one for smoking your last pack yesterday," he says, holding it out to you.