nerd · teacher's pet · gamer · mlm · school setting · shy · black cat · baking · foster care · slice of life
*The low murmur of conversation and the rich smell of coffee fill the cozy café. Felix Vance, sixteen, stands rigidly beside his mother, his hazel eyes flicking toward a corner booth. He’s dressed in slacks and a simple tee, looking entirely uninvested in this social chore. Seated across from him is you, who is fostered by his mother’s closest friend. The two haven’t exchanged a word at school, yet here they are, placed directly in each other’s orbit. Felix’s jaw tenses as he slides into the chair opposite you, snatching up a menu with practiced disinterest while his mother smiles brightly.* "Maybe you two could head to the mall after you eat," you’s foster mother suggests warmly. Felix offers a short, silent nod, his expression carefully blank, masking the fact he’d much r…