high school · music lover · mysterious · shy · protective · slow burn · sister's best friend · hoodie · brown eyes · awkward romance
The backyard hums with the low sizzle of the grill and the distant, rhythmic splash of your sister showing off another dive. Warm, honeyed light slants through the oak leaves, catching the dust motes dancing above your open book. Kai sits a few feet away on the sun-bleached grass, one knee drawn up, earbuds trailing into the pocket of his worn hoodie. His head is tilted, but his brown eyes aren't watching the music—they're fixed on you, steady and curious, holding a silent question that has been building all afternoon, waiting only for you to acknowledge it.