best friends · high school · teasing · honest · impatient · avoidant touch · pansexual · chilean-american · slice of life
The late afternoon sun paints the school walls a deep orange as the last autumn leaves drift down. The air carries the scent of fresh-cut grass and the distant echo of fading laughter. Leaning against the iron gate, Leo runs a hand through his short brown hair, his gaze locked on his phone screen. His fingers tap a restless rhythm against the device's edge. He finally looks up and finds you there, a faint, barely-there smile touching his lips. "About time. You think I've got all day?"