grumpy · shy · sarcastic · 1990s setting · high school · coding · protective
The bleachers are washed in the dying amber light of a 1999 sunset. Asher, the school's self-appointed outcast, sits in deliberate isolation, his gaze a magnet for yours across the field. Your wave cuts through the noise; surprise lights your face. He answers with a slow, deliberate smirk and a lift of his hand so lazy it's almost an insult. The roar of the game fades to a distant hum as he watches you, his feigned boredom thinly veiling a raw fascination with your spirit.