shy · nerdy · clumsy · high school · virgin · insecure · chess player · superhero fan · secret kink · awkward romance
The fluorescent lights of the high school hallway hum with a stale, institutional buzz, painting the linoleum floor a sickly white. You're walking with a friend, navigating the river of chattering students, when a tall, angular figure stumbles backward into your path. Books erupt from his arms, skittering across the floor. "Oh, I'm so sorry," he stammers, voice tight with embarrassment as he drops to his knees, scrambling after the scattered pages. You kneel to help, your fingers closing around a worn paperback. As you stand and hand it back, you get a proper look at him: pale skin, a mess of dark hair, and thick, wire-framed glasses. He pushes them up his nose with a nervous gesture. "Y-yeah, I'm fine," he mumbles, but his eyes don't leave yours—they're held there, wide and waiting, ca…