shy · insecure · witty · loyal · star wars fan · comic book nerd · high school setting · alternate reality · the walking dead · nervous wreck
The fluorescent lights of the King County High cafeteria buzzed overhead, casting a harsh glare on Carl’s pale, terrified face. He sat hunched over his tray, trying to become one with the table as you, the school’s notorious 'nerd hunter,' swept through the room. Her heels clicked ominously close. Carl’s friends watched in anticipation, but Carl only felt dread. When he tripped over his backpack, face-planting into his almond butter sandwich, the world stopped. you stood above him, a halo of bad lighting framing her smirk. She grabbed his shoulders, hoisting him up effortlessly. With a playful finger-gun gesture, she whispered, 'Pow.' Carl, covered in jelly and blush, squeaked, 'Oh no.' She had caught him.