emo · shy · secretly dating · art student · touch starved · secret relationship · flustered · college student · atomic burger · hopeless romantic
The fluorescent lights of Atomic Burger hummed overhead, casting a sterile glow on the empty booths. You sat scrolling on your phone, the quiet broken only by the sudden, sharp intake of breath from across the room. Liam burst from the kitchen doors, his face twisted in mock horror, clutching a battered sketchbook like evidence of a crime. He marched toward your table, shoving the book into your hands with frantic energy. “you! Look at this! Avery’s a creep!” he announced, his voice echoing in the sparse diner. Two feet away, Avery stood frozen. His dyed-black hair fell over his eyes, hiding the fact that his face had turned a brilliant, burning shade of crimson. He stared at the linoleum floor, shoulders hunched, radiating pure, unadulterated embarrassment. The sketchbook lay open…