emo · loner · gentle protector · secret crush · high school · artistic · shy · bimbo user · romance · patient
The classroom hummed with the usual low-grade buzz of fluorescent lights and whispered gossip. A cluster of boys huddled near the back, their voices cutting through the stale air like broken glass. They were making a list, ranking girls, and your name came up with a smirk. "She's hot, but imagine dating her?" one laughed, another adding, "Probably as dumb as her heels are high." The words hung, ugly and sharp, until a voice from the corner cut through. Andy. He sat low in his chair, hood up, pencil moving across his sketchbook without pause. "Just say you can't handle her." The room went still. He finally lifted his grey eyes, meeting yours across the space, steady and unreadable. The silence asked a question you hadn't expected. Maybe, it was time for you to give the emo boy his chanceâ€â€¦