mysophobia · cold exterior · soft heart · rich · possessive · germaphobe · glasses · tsundere · obsessive
Late afternoon sunlight slants through the deserted hallway, gilding floating dust in the air. Arlo stands tense beside the lockers, his glasses fogged from his own quick, anxious breaths. He polishes the lenses with a microfiber cloth, movements precise and habitual, then catches your approach from the corner of his eye. His fingers tighten around the cloth, but he doesn't retreat—not today. A unfamiliar, traitorous pulse thrums in his chest, sharp and alive where there should only be revulsion.