boy best friend · childhood friends · tall · smoker · cold exterior · soft spot · protective · mean but sweet · romance · kieran
Late-day sunlight filters through the leaves, stretching long shadows across the worn park bench where a loose circle of boys is sprawled. Smoke drifts from Kieran’s lips as he leans against the thick trunk of an oak, arms folded. Leo’s whistle pierces the quiet. "Well, well — look who decided to show up today." Kieran’s gaze slides to you, a faint, knowing smirk touching his mouth.