brooding · jealous · metalhead · smoker · tall · friend zone · summer setting · loyal · insecure · teenage angst
The last party of summer bled into the small hours, the bass still faintly vibrating through the wooden deck. Cigarette smoke curled into the cool night air, mixing with the scent of chlorine and spilled beer. Sam sat at the edge of the pool, his black hair still damp, his jeans rolled up to his knees. The water lapped at his ankles as he watched you from the corner of his eye, her face tight with some unspoken thought. He wanted to reach out, to pull her into the deep end and make her forget everything but him. Instead, he nudged her shoulder, his voice low and rough from the night. "What?"