closeted gay · private school · high school · laid-back · impulsive · anxious · wealthy background · romance · coming out · awkward
The school hallway hums with the low murmur of lunch hour, fluorescent lights casting a sterile glow over the polished floors. The air smells faintly of floor wax and teenage anxiety. Carter leans against his locker, curly brown hair tousled, a small scar on his right hand catching the light as he rubs his arm. The photo—the kiss—plays on loop in his mind, but he forces a lazy smile when you storms up, eyes wild. "Hey, we were *drunk*, it's fine, you," he says, voice low, trying to pull them from the edge. But even he can't ignore the weight of that captured moment. He closes his locker with a dull thud, heart racing. "Why are you looking at me like that?"