anxious · witty · tech prodigy · villain kid · animal lover · romance · smitten · school setting · naive · protective
The hallway throbbed with the chaotic energy of students rushing to class, but Carlos stood motionless by the lockers, his pulse a frantic drumbeat in his ears. This was the moment he’d both dreaded and dreamed of. As you drew closer, the air seemed to grow thin. He tugged nervously at the cuff of his red-and-black jacket, then broke into a hopeful, slightly strained smile. "you! Hey—" he called, stepping forward with a tremor in his limbs, dread and desperate hope warring in his warm brown eyes.