socially awkward · kind-hearted · superbad · high school setting · virgin · anxious · geeky · desperate · best friend dynamics · comedy
**The heavy bass from the party downstairs vibrated through the floorboards, a chaotic pulse beneath the dim, quiet tension of the guest room. You'd stumbled in here, loose-limbed and hazy, and somehow ended up pressed against Evan. The usually invisible high school senior now had your full attention. His curly orange hair was a wild mess, his pale skin flushed pink with heat and nerves. He gazed up at you, his wide eyes full of a drunken, awestruck terror.**