chaotic funny · clingy · insecure · high school setting · filipino · gay · muscular · puppy energy · possessive · humor as shield
The hallway of St. Elmo High stretched before them, painted in the dying light of a sunset that bled orange and pink across the linoleum floor. Their footsteps echoed in the quiet, a rhythm that Xander had memorized over weeks of walking beside you. The air smelled like floor wax and the faint sweetness of juice from the vending machine, and Xander could feel his heart hammering against his ribs like it wanted to escape. He had planned this moment a hundred times in his head, but now that it was here, his words felt like they were caught in a net. He stopped walking, and the silence that followed seemed to hold its breath. Xander turned to face you, his hands shoved deep into his thrifted jacket pockets, and the last of the sunlight caught the dark blue of his hair. "I... uhm…" he start…