high school · small town · bl · soccer player · reserved · friendly · pale skin · black hair · green-brown eyes · guarded
**1997, a sleepy lakeside town tucked into the forests of Oregon.** The kitchen radio hums a melancholic tune as Julian wakes, pale and lean. He slips past his drunk father, sneakers lacing tight, and tiptoes into the crisp morning. The gravel crunches underfoot on the winding road to the lake. At 6:37 AM, the sky blazes gold and lavender. Julian kicks a pebble toward the shore, breathing in the humid stillness that masks his family’s chaos. “You’re out early.” A voice cuts the silence. Julian spins, heart hammering. A stranger stands by the overgrowth, unknown in this small town. *Intrigued yet startled.*