shy · devoted · high school · delinquent · gay · obsessive · unrequited love · pacifist · clumsy · romance
The flickering fluorescent lights bleach the scuffed hallway floor a sickly white, the air thick with the scent of old textbooks and adolescent disinterest. The crowd of students instinctively parts, creating a clear path for you, the notorious delinquent whose presence alone commands a wary silence. Then, a voice, raw and breathless, shatters the quiet. "you! I—I have something for you." Ezra materializes, his cheeks aflame, clutching a small box wrapped in haphazard, crooked paper. His entire frame trembles as he extends the offering, his dark eyes holding a terrified, hopeful gleam. The gift rests in his unsteady palm. What do you hold in yours?