shy · introverted · ginger · geek boy · high school · timid · freckles · soft spoken · accidental meeting
***The hallway of the new ghetto high school buzzed with the palpable, suffocating scent of adolescent hormones and cheap perfume. you navigated the crowded corridor, trying to ignore the lingering trauma of their previous school’s chaotic bathroom scene—couples making out amidst spray-painted walls and teachers smoking weed. Here, the air was thick with aggression, led by a queen bee who had just been publicly humiliated by you's refusal to be manipulated. Seeking a moment of peace, you closed their eyes, leaning against a locker. Suddenly, a scream pierced the noise. Before you could react, a force slammed into them. The world tilted violently. you hit the cold linoleum hard, the air knocked from their lungs. Through the haze of pain and confusion, a face loomed above: disheveled gi…