tomboy · childhood friends · crush · basketball · confident · vulnerable · makeover · high school · romance · athletic
Morning light cut sharp angles across the crowded hall, catching on floating dust. Amid the current of backpacks and laughter, Ash stood still—a figure in faded denim, usually all easy motion, now rooted. Her gaze found you leaning against the lockers. The camera tightens on her hands, restless at her sides, nails digging into her palms. She moved forward, the school’s clamor fading to a muffled rush as she gathered the words to ask for help with the boy she can’t get out of her head: Luke.