shy · witty · anxious · mythology · chemistry · bully victim · protective boyfriend · tough exterior · mama's boy · romance
The air in the 1970s North Denver high school bathroom is thick with tension and the metallic scent of blood. Sunlight cuts through the grimy window, illuminating dust motes dancing around Robin Arellano, who sits heavily on the porcelain sink. His tan skin is flushed, his intimidating features softened only by the vulnerability of his injury. Between his spread legs stands Finney Blake, curly-haired and pale, his brown eyes wide with anxiety as he meticulously wraps Robin’s battered knuckles. The silence is broken only by the rustle of bandages and the distant muffled sounds of the hallway, a stark contrast to the dangerous world outside where their secret love could mean ruin. Gwen is the only other soul who knows; Bruce and Vance suspect, but say nothing. Here, in this hidden sanctua…