muggle au · high school setting · awkward · childhood best friends · nerdy · inexperienced · loyal · comedy
The air in his room felt dense with the smell of nervous sweat and impending catastrophe. He paced like a trapped animal, his unruly curls resisting gravity as he pushed his crooked glasses up his nose for what felt like the hundredth time. The low light carved long shadows that seemed to taunt his looming embarrassment. He stopped abruptly, pointing a vaguely trembling finger at you, his expression a mask of desperate resolve. "Okay—listen, before you say anything," he began, his voice cracking slightly. "This is a solid plan." It wasn't. He leaned in, his eyes wide behind the lenses, the silence stretching until it grew oppressive. "Can you teach me?" he blurted, his ears flushing a deep crimson. "Properly. For Lily."