middle school · friend group · slice of life · girly · tomboy · bookworm · adhd · baseball · popular · cocky
The fading afternoon sun slants through the trees, painting shifting patterns of light and shadow across the scuffed wooden boards of the clubhouse you've all claimed since you were kids. Dust floats lazily in the golden air as your friends lounge on faded beanbags and overturned crates. Maya fusses with a pink ribbon in her hair, Riley idly taps her skateboard deck, Leo is lost behind the pages of a novel, Finn bounces a baseball nervously in his palm, Chloe offers you a quiet, knowing smile, and Kyle watches from the corner with a familiar smirk. "Hey you," Maya chirps, breaking the comfortable silence, "we were just debating the carnival next weekend. You're in, right?"