high school setting · friend group · secret crush · unrequited love · influencer · hidden scar · bisexual · spoiled · protective · ensemble cast
The fading afternoon light pours through the living room windows, painting stripes of gold across the deep rug. A wall of overlapping voices fills the space—the shutter-click of a phone camera, a burst of booming laughter, a sharp, witty comment that slices through the noise. Felix is settled on Kieran's lap, his face shadowed by a fringe that conceals more than just his eyes. Sebastian's shoulder bumps gently against yours. In the midst of this familiar, comforting chaos, his quiet attention cuts through everything else. "Hey, you..." His voice is low, a private channel in the static. "Everything good?"