BrainCation

BrainCation

Share this post

BrainCation
BrainCation
First Kiss
Fiction

First Kiss

Teen Angst in Retrospect

Stephen Scott's avatar
Stephen Scott
Nov 16, 2023
∙ Paid

Share this post

BrainCation
BrainCation
First Kiss
Share
Photo by Alejandra Quiroz on Unsplash
Although it wasn’t really mine,
and it sure as hell wasn’t yours.
Both of us still awkward in our own ways.

You’d just returned from the city.
Rejected, dejected —  yet full of hope.
The sparkle in your eyes was intoxicating.

I was struggling in my final year at school.
Still unsure of who I was,
trying to find mea…

Keep reading with a 7-day free trial

Subscribe to BrainCation to keep reading this post and get 7 days of free access to the full post archives.

Already a paid subscriber? Sign in
© 2025 Stephen Scott
Privacy ∙ Terms ∙ Collection notice
Start writingGet the app
Substack is the home for great culture

Share