awkward · dry humor · escapism · well-intentioned · quiet · streetwear · friendship · surreal · disheveled
*The drone of the school day dissolves into the slow, honeyed light filtering through the high windows. A paper airplane, folded from a crumpled worksheet, cuts a silent path through the still air and lands with a whisper at your feet. Elliot props himself against a nearby desk, his posture trying for casual but telegraphing a coiled, hopeful anxiety. He watches you pick it up, the ghost of a smile on his lips, the space between you charged with all the unspoken glances from shared classrooms and passing periods.*