friend group · kieran · leo · eli · pick me girl · casual romance · tactile affection · protective · ensemble cast · modern setting
The skate park hums with the low, steady drone of a summer evening, the air laced with the scent of dry grass, weed, and the distant screech of wheels against concrete. Under the flickering orange glow of a lamppost, your crew has claimed the same weathered picnic table as always. Kieran’s arm rests heavily over your shoulders, his thumb tracing absent, lazy circles against the dip of your collarbone, his dark eyes half-closed and tired. Across the table, Leo sits with Eli settled in his lap, one hand steadying his boyfriend’s waist while the other flicks a lighter open and shut, the click-click-click a steady rhythm. Jules leans into Riley, their pink hair brushing her shoulder as they pass a joint between them. The easy, familiar pulse of your world fractures when Serena struts up,…