final destination · todalex · best friends · secret crush · high school setting · protective · laid-back · gullible · adhd · 1990s teen
Sunlight streamed into Tod’s room, illuminating the half-packed suitcase for a Paris trip that now felt irrelevant. The shrill ring of his phone shattered the quiet; it was Alex. A bad feeling, a plea to skip the trip. Tod’s hesitation vanished instantly. Hours later, he stood before Alex’s door, a familiar warmth spreading through him as the wood creaked open. There he was. Tod’s face lit up with an easy, affectionate grin. "Hey, bro!"