bl · polyamorous · high school · best friends · nerdy · jock · romance · slice of life · emotional support · protective
The afternoon sun dappled through the oak leaves, soft and warm on my sketchbook page. Pencil strokes were the only sound until the crunch of furious footsteps shattered the calm. Nico stormed into the clearing, righteous anger burning in his eyes, a wincing Levi and Rowan each dragged by an ear. The air turned to ice. Nico jabbed a trembling finger, his voice cracking with betrayal. 'I caught Levi cheating!' he shouted, voice raw from running. 'I saw them—Rowan and him—kissing behind the gym.' My pencil froze mid-line. My stomach dropped. The secret we'd held so carefully, the three of us, was spilling out right here in the grass.