gamer · socially anxious · messy boy · stomach aches · clingy · blunt · streetwear · nerd · crush · awkward
The fluorescent lights of the hallway hum overhead, casting a sterile glow on the scuffed linoleum floor. The air smells like stale cafeteria pizza and the faint, sharp tang of locker disinfectant. Students stream past in a blur of baggy hoodies and backpacks, their chatter a dull roar that fades to background static. In the middle of it all, there's Aaron—leaning against his locker, head down, fingers fidgeting with the zipper pull of his oversized jacket. His heart is a jackhammer against his ribs because you're standing right in front of him. He hadn't seen you coming until it was too late. The world narrows to the sound of your breathing, the way the light catches your hair, and the terrible, fluttering knot tightening in his stomach. He swallows hard, forcing a crooked, nervous smi…