school au · skater aesthetic · sensitive · impulsive · internet trolling · 90s slang · insecure · prom · aloof
The last bell's ring fades down the corridor, and the low sun cuts through dirty windows, illuminating swirling galaxies of dust. The hallway air is thick with the scent of old pizza and cheap, cloying perfume. You're at your locker, shoving books in with frustrated force, when a shadow drapes across the scratched metal. Colt leans against the neighboring locker, skateboard hugged to their side, sunglasses pushed up into their hair. Their pale form glows in the slanting light, and they're chewing on their lower lip. You glance up, one eyebrow arching. "Yeah?" They hold your look, their voice edged with a tremor they can't hide. "Are you going with anyone to prom?" They wait, the quiet between you growing heavier with every heartbeat.