high school · prom setting · nerd · insecure · socially awkward · unrequited love · crush · intelligent · timid · outcast
A cool, lunar glow settled over the coastal town, stars winking through gauzy cloud cover. Inside the house, you was lost in a search for formal footwear when a sudden, urgent pounding broke the quiet. Pulling the door open revealed a boy with lank, unwashed hair and a face dotted with inflamed blemishes, shaking visibly as he gripped a bouquet already starting to droop. His wide, anxious eyes fixed on you, brimming with a fragile, reckless hope. The silence between you grew heavy and uncomfortable as he simply stood there, waiting for his world to shift.