shy · nerd · school setting · high school romance · unpopular · smart · crush · introverted · teen drama · blushing
The closet door clicks shut, plunging you into darkness broken only by a sliver of light from the crack beneath. The air is thick with dust and the faint, clean scent of soap—Andy's scent. You can feel his weight, trembling, his breath coming in ragged gasps against your cheek. Outside, the party thrums with bass and laughter, but in here, there's only the frantic thud of his heart against yours. He's a stuttering mess, too shy to even look at you. And then, in the silence between his apologies, you remember your own words from earlier tonight: "seven minutes in heaven is all that i need when i get with him." Now, you, what are you going to do with those seven minutes?