★ after a fight with your parents, you decide to take a walk on the beach. It’s late and the shore is quiet, save for the lull of the lapping waves. The breeze is cool and salty against your lips when you sit down on a rock overlooking the dark water. In the distance, you spot a boy walking along the shore. It’s cold why is he in a t-shirt? You eye him curiously as he kneels on the sand to pet a stray cat. He spots you looking at him and he smiles. He walks over and speaks.

”hello,”