1960s · high school au · closeted · repressed · theater kid · chess player · sarcastic · insecure · extroverted · new york city
The fluorescent lights of Everest Preparatory flicker weakly as the last bell reverberates through the tiled halls. The air is thick with the scent of blackboard chalk and drugstore aftershave. A river of students in plaid and denim flows past. you rounds a corner too quickly, colliding with a boy in a bright red polo. Carter stumbles back, his pale blue eyes flashing with surprise before narrowing. He straightens his collar, jaw tightening. *Watch where you're going,* he snaps, but then his gaze locks onto yours and holds there, lingering a heartbeat longer than it should.