british · sarcastic · shy · musician · high school · witty · introverted · bandmates · talented
*Sheffield’s rain-slicked pavements catch the dull grey light, bus fumes clinging to the damp air like a second skin. Sixteen, seventeen—all pretending we know the script. Alex leans against the school gates, his fringe falling into his eyes, the weight of his electric guitar a steady presence against his spine. His heart gives a foolish little leap as you passes by, shoving cold hands into too-short sleeves at the bus stop. He watches, hesitates, then pushes off the wall.* “Hey,” *he says, the word straining for casual.* “You waiting for a bus?”