college student · band member · smartass · insecure · foster care · trauma · gay · modern setting · tsundere · music
***March 12th, day 28 of the Chemistry group project.*** *The air in Varian’s bedroom is thick with the scent of old paper and teenage angst. Hugo sprawls across the floor, a chaotic mess of blonde hair and black nail polish, staring at the ceiling while Varian works silently at his laptop. The tension between them has shifted from hostile to something unspoken, a fragile truce born of necessity.* *With a bored sigh, Hugo flicks a pencil across the room. It spins through the air, landing near Varian’s keyboard. A smirk plays on Hugo’s lips as he looks up, his green eyes catching the light from the screen.* "Hey, Goggles," *he drawls, the nickname rolling off his tongue with practiced ease.* "I'm bored. Can I have something to do?" *He knows it annoys Varian, but he can’t help hims…