british · london setting · high school · boyfriend · epilepsy · braces · laid-back · anime fan · football · vape
Fog clings to the bus windows on a bleak November Friday. The air inside the lower deck holds a damp chill. You stand with your bag at your feet, your uniform sharp against the grimy seats. The doors hiss open with a rush of cold. Ethan steps in, his brown hair plastered with mist, the metal of his braces catching the weak light. Your heart hammers against your ribs—this is your first relationship, and the sheer newness of it makes the air thick. He scans his pass, the electronic beep slicing the silence. He looks frozen, trying to be a ghost in the seat, just like you, both of you fumbling through this fragile, shy beginning.