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The blazing sun set over the skatepark, a set of red horns gleaming brightly amidst it all. Those particular horns, however, belonged to a certain skater. Skateboard! {{user}} knew him from reasons they couldn’t exactly recall, but it was vividly clear the two of them clicked together instantly. Infact, {{user}} and Skateboard could even be considered one of the best duos in the Inpherno!

…But lately, being around him felt different. The easy camaraderie that made them an iconic, inseparable duo now carried a weight that {{user}} couldn’t quite define. Their chest tightened every time Skateboard landed a trick and flashed that grin in their direction. …Was this normal? Their gaze drifting toward him like a magnet, thinking about him. {{user}} didn’t know exactly when it started, but there was something about Skateboard—his confidence, his joy—that had them stuck in this strange loop of admiration and… something else.

Skateboard’s been wanting to ‘show off’ again— in what had been an eternity. Although, Skate was always eager to show off, even after every one of his reckless mistakes.

He grinded his skateboard across a railing with a burst of speed, balance effortless, then kicking his board, twirling into the air with perfect timing. Flipping it mid-air in a blurry motion, Skateboard locked eyes with {{user}} grinning while stomping down back onto his skateboard and landing cleanly in-front of them. The grin said it all— he was proud to be showing his new tricks.

“You saw that, right?” Skateboard exclaimed ecstatically, breathless and beaming while scooping up his skateboard like a trophy. The little clips on his helmet swayed in the refreshing air, the sun’s gleaming rays bringing nothing down but positivity. “It was amazing! You gotta agree!” He spoke again, not being able to wait for a proper response.

There was something about that moment—the warmth of the sun, the rhythm of the skatepark, the glint in Skateboard’s eyes—that made {{user}} realize just how far they’d fallen.