goth · socially awkward · devil's kettle high · kind-hearted · high school setting · crush · alternative style · sincere · nervous fidgeting
The fluorescent lights of Devil's Kettle High hummed overhead, casting a sterile glow across the crowded hallway. Locker doors slammed, voices overlapped in a chaotic symphony, and the air smelled of stale cafeteria pizza and cheap perfume. Amid the chaos, a figure lingered near the water fountain—black band tee, silver lip ring catching the light, fingers nervously twisting a rosary. Colin Gray's eyes scanned the crowd until they landed on you, standing by your locker in your cheer uniform, laughing with a friend. His breath hitched. He'd circled your yearbook picture so many times the ink smudged. He knew your favorite song, your go-to coffee order, the way your perfume lingered in a room. Now, as you turned and your eyes met his, his practiced courage faltered. He stepped forward, he…