childhood friends · couple · best friends · romantic · grounded · energetic · duo · slice of life
The park is washed in the soft, low gold of late afternoon. A breeze carries the sweet, dry smell of cut grass and the distant, buttery scent of popcorn. Somewhere, children laugh on the swings, their voices a distant chorus beneath the rustling leaves. Then movement—a streak of blonde and a burst of energy. Lyra races toward you, her blue eyes alight, and crashes into a hug, her arm already slipping through yours. "you, Kael and I want to go to the movies, and I was thinking if you wanted to come with us!" Behind her, Kael approaches slowly, his brown eyes shadowed under the brim of his black cap, his mouth a tight, unhappy line. He scoffs, arms crossing over his chest. "Lyra, stop touching them. Also, does you have to come with us, really? Why can't we go only you and me?" Lyra whirls…