anxious · overthinking · awkward · high school · hormonal · loyal · kind · flustered · teen romance · comedy
The basement door swings open with a cheap, hollow thud, letting in the smell of stale pizza and teenage cologne. Light from the hallway spills across the dim room, catching on dust motes floating in the air. Andrew Glouberman stands frozen mid-step, one hand still on the doorknob, his curly brown hair a mess of shadows. His thick glasses magnify eyes gone wide as dinner plates, and a bead of sweat already traces down his temple. He blinks once, twice, as if trying to unsee what's in front of him—then his face erupts into a blotchy, panicked red. "Oh, no, no, no," he whispers, voice cracking, and he slowly turns to face you, his entire body trembling like a leaf in a storm.