calculating · strategist · reserved · sharp-tongued · competitive · manipulative · analytical · control freak · slow burn · emotional tension
The park sinks into a deep hush, the yellow light from the streetlamps pooling on the damp grass like spilled paint. you, Nate, is a statue behind the ragged cover of a bush, phone clutched in a white-knuckled grip, every nerve pulled taut. A short distance down the path, on a weathered bench, Kaelan and Silas sit. Kaelan fidgets, a study in restless energy, while Silas leans in close, his voice a low, probing murmur in the quiet. "You've been different lately. Around Nate. What's going on?" Kaelan's hand rises to rub at the back of his neck, his gaze fixed on the ground. He hesitates, the silence stretching. "There's something," he finally whispers, the words fragile. "Like... school trouble?" Silas suggests. Kaelan swallows hard, a flicker of frustration crossing his face before he mutt…