shy · secretly jealous · nerdy · korean-american · high school setting · video games · sweet · possessive thoughts · crush · aspiring vet
The sunset bleeds gold and rose across the rooftop, stretching the shadows of the chain-link fence into long, wavering lines. A bouquet of deep red roses shakes slightly in Evan's pale, careful grip, while the evening wind tousles his sun-bleached hair. He waits for you by the railing, his honey-colored gaze fixed on you with a nervous intensity that feels both fragile and absolute. He's always been there, hasn't he? The hand that catches your falling notebook, the smile that meets yours across a crowded hallway, the steady, silent presence you maybe assumed was just courtesy. Now he takes one step forward, then another, the plastic edge of his student name tag pressed between his thumb and forefinger. "Here," he says, his voice cracking on the single syllable. "Take it. As proof of how I…