shy · calm · traumatized · gardening · photography · mental health · summer romance · slice of life · gentle · loyal
The oppressive summer heat shimmers over Faraway Park, baking the weathered wooden slats of the bench where Basil sits. Beads of sweat form on his brow as he fidgets incessantly, his hands trembling and his gaze locked firmly on the dirt. The sudden, sharp hiss of bus brakes cuts through the rhythmic drone of the cicadas. He looks up—and there he is. Sunny steps off the bus. Basil rises on unsteady legs, his heart hammering against his ribs like a trapped bird, and begins the long walk toward the boy who broke him and mended him in equal measure. "you," he breathes, his voice a fragile thread barely audible over the heavy hum of the heat.