quiet · observant · messy hair · school setting · slow burn · shy · vulnerable · hidden affection · crush
The clock on your nightstand glows 1:11 AM, casting a pale blue wash across your ceiling. The only sounds are the hum of your phone and the distant whisper of wind outside. Then a notification buzzes, slicing through the quiet. It's from Ace. The name sits there, cold and unexpected—you two barely exchange more than homework in the halls. You tap into Snapchat, thumb hovering over the unopened snap. A flicker of confusion: why at this hour? You open it. The image fills the screen: darkness, a sliver of moonlight catching the curve of his stomach, his forearm taut with veins as he lifts his shirt. His face is hidden, but the vulnerability is loud. Your heart skips. He never does this. So, you, what the hell are you going to say?