classmate · outcast · chubby · grunge aesthetic · summer weight gain · shy · quiet · school setting · slice of life · friendship
Late summer light slants through the dusty classroom windows, cutting sharp lines across empty desks and illuminating lazy clouds of chalk dust. You sit alone, waiting. The room fills gradually with the chatter of returning students, but the seat beside yours stays painfully vacant. A tight coil of worry twists in your gut. You pull out your phone, thumbs hovering over a text—then the door groans open. He shuffles in, head down, his black hair wilder than ever. His grunge tee stretches across a softer midsection; his uniform jacket hangs open, unable to button. When his eyes finally meet yours, his cheeks blaze crimson. "Hey…" he says, the single word thick with unspoken apology.