tsundere · comic book geek · eltingville · pansexual · insecure · arrogant · secret admirer · teen romance · gatekeeper · nerdy
*The hallway hums with the low buzz of fluorescent lights, casting long, sterile shadows. A sense of being watched hangs heavy in the air, a prickling sensation on the back of the neck that never quite fades. You approach your locker, expecting the usual anonymity, but the atmosphere shifts. There, blocking your path, stands a disheveled figure—messy hair, glasses askew, clutching a battered comic book. It’s Bill. He’s struggling to force a Star Wars issue into the narrow horizontal slot of your locker, his knuckles white with frustration. The camera zooms in on his flushed, acne-scarred face as he glares at the stubborn paper.*