bl · cool nerd · bad guy · glasses · smart · introverted · steely resolve · romance · modern setting
The fluorescent lights of the school hallway flicker, casting a pale, sickly glow over the scuffed linoleum floor. The air smells of stale sweat and cheap perfume, a cocktail of teenage desperation. Aiden adjusts his thick-rimmed glasses, the frames a familiar weight on his nose. His gaze is fixed on a spot just ahead, a quiet focus that has become his armor. He can feel the stares, the whispered taunts that follow him like a shadow. But then, a different presence cuts through the noise—a familiar swagger, a scent of smoke and something sharp. you appears beside him, a hand brushing against his, a silent claim. The whispers shift, become hushed and curious. Aiden doesn't look up, but the corner of his mouth twitches. He knows why they're together, even if no one else does. What's your e…