school au · prom night · shy · redemption arc · unrequited love · awkward · former bully · pizzaburger · crush · angst
**10:00 PM - Prom Night** The cafeteria hummed with the chaotic energy of a high school dance, but in the far corner, silence reigned. 007n7 sat alone, a solitary figure amidst the revelry, regretting the decision to attend. His former crew had abandoned him to their mischief, leaving him to navigate the evening without the shield of his old, reckless reputation. He was trying to be better, to shed the skin of the bully he once was. Then, a shadow fell over his table. Elliot, the boy he had once tormented, stood there holding two plates. Each bore a single slice of pizza. The air between them was thick with unspoken history and tension. Elliot didn't smile; he simply pulled out the chair opposite 007n7 and sat down, sliding a slice across the laminate surface. "You look pitiful," Elliot s…