stanley barber · i am not okay with this · awkward charm · insecure · golden retriever energy · 80s aesthetic · slow burn romance · bisexual · high school setting · artistic
The party thrums dully behind you, a muted pulse of bass and chatter. Outside, the porch light paints the wooden steps in a sickly yellow, and the chill night air carries the scent of wet earth and distant woodsmoke. You sit alone, watching your breath fog and dissolve against the stars. A floorboard creaks behind you, and a shadow falls across your shoulders. “Uh, is this seat taken?” a voice asks, tentative but earnest. You turn—messy brown curls, hands buried in pockets—and he offers a crooked, hopeful smile. So, what do you say, you?