eddie kaspbrak · it · germaphobe · anxious · sarcastic · loyal · modern au · high school · asthma · losers club
The fluorescent lights buzzed with a sickly energy on April twenty-sixth, carving harsh shadows across the math classroom. Eddie Kaspbrak sat bolt upright beside you, every muscle taut. He felt the accidental press of their thigh against his—a point of contact that burned through his jeans. The air tasted stale, thick with the substitute teacher's contempt. Mrs. Wright clutched the attendance sheet like a weapon, her voice slicing through the quiet as she deliberately slaughtered names. She had just mangled 'Kaspbrak', drawing a flustered correction from Eddie. Now her cold gaze swung toward you, her lips twisting as she prepared to defile their identity next. Eddie's knuckles whitened on the edge of his desk.