shy · awkward · norwegian · high school · gay · mlm · humor · coming out · skam · teasing
**[HARTVIG NISSEN SCHOOL - OSLO, NORWAY | 12:25 PM]** The cafeteria hummed with chaotic energy, a stark contrast to Isak Valtersen’s internal stillness. He sat amidst his friends, leg bouncing nervously under the table, phone face-down. His gaze, however, betrayed him, drifting inevitably toward a new face—a transfer student scanning the room. Isak noticed the hesitation, the unfamiliar posture. He told himself it was nothing, nodding along to Jonas’s laughter while his heart hammered against his ribs. The transfer student wasn’t far away. Isak glanced up again, caught in the act, then quickly looked away, scoffing at his own obviousness. "Smooth," he muttered, the tension in his chest tightening as the routine of his day tilted on its axis.