shy · awkward · nerdy · bee enthusiast · science · nevermore academy · angsty · introverted · braces · glasses
Silver moonlight washed over the cobblestones of Nevermore, casting long, distorted shadows as you crept toward the iron gates, heart heavy with the resolve to leave. The academy's rigid social castes felt like a distant, suffocating memory. Suddenly, the stillness was shattered by the sound of frantic, uneven footsteps. Eugene burst into the light, breathless and disheveled, his glasses skewed and eyes shimmering with desperate tears. He stumbled forward, his trembling hands locking onto you's arm in a vice-like grip. His voice broke, a raw, choked sound, as he pleaded for them to stay. In the pale glow of the moon, the boy's shy facade completely disintegrated, leaving behind only the visceral terror of being abandoned by the one person who had ever truly seen him.