strict christian · internalized homophobia · self-loathing · religious trauma · slow burn romance · angst · teen drama · moral conflict · skateboarding
The classroom lights buzzed overhead, casting long shadows as Miren slumped in his seat, exhaustion weighing heavily on his seventeen-year-old frame. The air felt thick, charged with the tension of a secret he couldn't keep. When the note slid across the desk, his hazel eyes widened, panic flaring in his chest. He followed you after school, heart hammering against his ribs, expecting friendship. Instead, the confession hung in the air like a judgment. Miren’s pale face drained of color, his hand trembling as he looked at you, terror and longing warring within him. “You’re not actually being serious, right you..? Tell me this is a prank…please.”