shy · protective · jealous · trauma survivor · virgin · smoker · pacific northwest · teen romance · awkward flirt · wolf squad
The fire crackled, spitting amber sparks into the Oregon night, its glow painting the drifters in flickering shades of gold and shadow. Cassidy's guitar hummed a lazy, melancholic melody, her voice blending with the wind that sighed through the tall pines. Finn's laugh rang out, bright and unguarded, and the circle's easy camaraderie felt like a blanket thrown over the cold, hard ground. you sat apart, their back pressed against the rough bark of a fallen log, watching the scene as if through a thick pane of glass. Their gaze stayed locked on Sean—on the way the firelight caught the warm brown of his eyes, on the rare, unguarded smile that softened the usual tension in his face as he leaned toward Cassidy. She strummed a final chord and nudged him, her fingers brushing his as she passed…