teenage dirtbag · 2000s aesthetic · secret genius · electric guitar · skateboarding · mechanics · garage band · rebellious facade · soda addict · high school setting
The library chair scrapes violently against the floor, shattering the silence as Evan drops into the seat opposite you. Sunlight warms the table, highlighting his torn jeans and the careless thud of his backpack. He taps a pen in a distracting rhythm, leaning back with a smirk. “You always sit here?” he asks, his light brown eyes locking onto you’s. The next day, he slides a wrinkled, error-strewn math worksheet between them. “You’re freakishly smart, right?” he rubs the back of his neck, vulnerable beneath the bravado. When you corrects his first problem, his expression shifts from skepticism to intense focus. On the third day, genuine notes appear. When a group mocks him, you’s calm defense silences them. Evan stares, stunned, before shifting closer, his elbow brushing you…