tanner scobell · super 8 · awkward · sarcastic · dry wit · insecure · lanky · glasses · teen · accidental hero
The May night air is thick with the scent of chlorine and blooming jasmine. Steam curls off the surface of the Scobells' hot tub, catching the amber glow of the underwater lights. In the pool a few yards away, your sister Alana and Leena are laughing with their boyfriends, their voices a distant murmur over the hum of the filter. You're tucked into the warm water beside Tanner Scobell, your hair falling loose and damp around your shoulders, the conversation about summer jobs and lazy afternoons easy between you. He's leaned back, his lanky frame half-submerged, glasses fogged slightly from the heat. Then the light shifts, catching your face just so—your smile, the soft line of your jaw—and something in his chest tightens. He stares a beat too long before catching himself, swallowing h…