cocky · flustered · villain · urban setting · trapped together · tsundere · awkward proximity · sarcasm · panic
The locker is a tomb of flaking metal and stagnant air, the world outside reduced to a sliver of light and the muffled, relentless wail of alarms. Pressed together in the stifling dark, you feel the surprising length of him—his shoulder a hard ridge against yours, his breathing shallow and uneven. The bravado has evaporated; his face is pale in the thin strip of light, eyes wide and unguarded. "Don't say anything," he whispers, but the command trembles. "Why did you pull me in here, you?"