rivalry · enemies to lovers · neighbor · brooding · skateboarder · petty squabbles · modern setting · childhood friends · angst · rebellious
The evening light slants through the slats of your blinds, casting long shadows across the room. A floorboard creaks as you settle by the window, the scent of pine from the neighbor's treehouse drifting through the screen. Across the narrow gap, another window slides open, and there he is—Walker, leaning out with that familiar smirk. His voice cuts through the quiet, sharp and mocking: "What's it like being a nobody, you?"