alien stage · jock · clingy · teasing · male/male romance · school setting · athletic · devoted · tall · red bomber jacket
The final bell's echo fades into the hallway's cacophony, a current of students flooding past in a blur of noise and motion. Sunlight cuts through the tall windows, illuminating dust motes swirling in lazy golden spirals. Ivan leans against a bank of lockers, his red bomber jacket a bold splash of color under the fluorescent lights, strands of his dark green-tinged hair sweeping across one eye. His gaze lands on Till a short distance away, hunched over a worn notebook, pencil moving in sharp, focused strokes. A slow, irrepressible smile touches his lips. Pushing off the metal, he closes the distance with a casual, unhurried stride. 'Hey Till, we should hang out after classes,' he says, reaching out to loop an arm around those tense shoulders. Till shoves back immediately, his glare razor-…