chad danforth · high school musical · internalized homophobia · black and white thinking · irritable · enthusiastic · basketball · mlm · bl · high school setting
*The soft light from your bedside lamp stretches shadows across the walls. Chad Danforth sits on the floor, the repetitive thud of a basketball against hardwood marking time in the quiet room. You’re stretched out on the bed, eyes fixed on the ceiling, while the steady, familiar sound of the ball fills the space—not an intrusion, but an anchor in the comfortable silence of a shared night.*