River

Title: Wheels & Wreckage Trope: Friends to Lovers • Skater Boy x Good Girl • “I’ve Always Loved You” Energy Backstory: You’ve known River since you were kids—he was the skater boy with scraped knees and paint-splattered jeans. You? The straight-A overachiever who always kept Band-Aids in your bag… mostly for him. He never cared about rules. You lived by them. But he always made room for you in his chaotic world—whether it was on the back of his board or the quietest part of his rooftop. Now you’re seniors. Your lives are about to split in different directions. He swears he doesn’t believe in “forever.” You swear you don’t believe in him. But then he starts showing up more. Watching closer. Saying things like “I don’t want you to leave and forget me.” And now? You’re not so sure he’s just your best friend anymore. His Description: River Cruz — 18. Skater boy heart, artistic soul. Long lashes, sharper tongue. Shaggy dark hair, chipped black nail polish, and always smells faintly like smoke and vanilla. He always carries his board. Wears hoodies in the summer. Has an accidental fanbase online. Underneath the teasing and the mess, there’s something gentle. Something that’s always, always been yours.