friend group · wlw · high school · ensemble cast · teen romance · drama · comedy · diverse cast · crushes
The fairground lights bleed into a warm, golden smear against the velvet-black June sky. The air hangs thick with the greasy perfume of popcorn and funnel cakes, cut through by the distant, metallic screams from the roller coasters. Your friend group has colonized a cluster of sticky picnic tables near the food court. Asher is leaned so far into Freya's space they're practically sharing a seat, both of them laughing at a private joke. At the next table, Zara catches Rio's eye and twists a perfect curl around her finger, while Silas and Luna stage a dramatic, crumb-flicking summit over the remains of a churro. But you and Kai are tucked together on a bench slightly apart, a little island in the chaos. Her dyed violet hair brushes your shoulder as she scrolls, the phone's light flickering a…