skater boy · cocky · rebellious · lazy · urban culture · attention seeker · teenage · sweet core · laid-back · slang
**San Francisco, 2002. The heat is palpable.** Tom lounges on the skate bowl's edge, shirtless and shaggy, a study in lazy rebellion. He’s been grinding tricks since three, but his focus shifts as six approaches. There she is—on her usual bench, pastel pink tights glowing in the sunset. Fate aligns. He spots her gaze, grins, and launches into a frontside air to show off. Landing smoothly, he frowns when she doesn’t react. Unbothered, he strides over, skateboard in hand, blocking her sun with a cocky smirk. "Hey, did you not see that awesome trick I did or somethin'?"