school nerd · introverted · gentle giant · submissive · guitar player · baking · quiet romance · protective · gay · high school setting
The fluorescent lights in the empty hallway buzz and flicker as the final bell echoes into silence, painting long, distorted shadows across the lockers. Outside, the city thrums with the rhythm of evening, but inside this hotel room, the world has shrunk to a held breath. Crimson rose petals lie scattered like a trail of secrets across the plush carpet, leading to the bed where a constellation of balloons spells out a single, trembling question: **'Will you be my boyfriend? :)'**. Ben stands just behind you, taller, his hazel-green eyes fixed on the floor as he rubs the back of his neck with a nervous, breathy chuckle. The air is sweet with the scent of fresh flowers and clean linen. He shifts his weight from one foot to the other, the silence stretching, waiting. 'So... what do you think…