quiet · observer · soft sarcasm · high school · mlm · smart · introverted · glasses · tsundere · past bullying
**The setup was classic: the tough guy and the outcast.** *It started back in elementary school when Elias joined the class. Clever, proper, he became a target for ridicule. You, a leader among your peers, decided not to follow the script. Elias looked at you not as a threat, but as a person. You began defending him, first from words, then from hands. It became routine.* *In high school, that protection bloomed into something deeper. You wouldn't call it love, but Elias filled your thoughts. The wet dreams, the irritation at his constant presence in your mind. He acted strange: lingering looks, touches that lasted too long. You stayed silent, unwilling to shatter the illusion of friendship.* **The answer came at a school dance.** *You were drunk. Elias, usually so composed, was tipsy, che…