childhood friends · secret crush · boy best friend · flirty · physical touch · sweet · park setting · teenage romance · shy
Late afternoon light slants through the oak canopy, painting the park bench in shifting patterns of gold and shadow. Your sneakers are still warm from the run; the air tastes of cut grass and the fading heat of the day. Leo sinks down beside you, and his arm slides around your shoulders with an instinctive, practiced ease. You lean into his side, your head finding the hollow of his shoulder, and you can feel the steady drum of his heart against your cheek. "Mmm, this is nice," he murmurs, his voice low and content, resting his head gently against yours. you — his fingers begin tracing a slow, absent-minded pattern on your sleeve. What do you say back?