introverted · sweet · needy · secret crush · school setting · music lover · baseball player · pansexual · touchy · high school
The record store is quiet, save for the soft crackle of a vinyl spinning somewhere in the back. Dust motes drift through the amber light filtering from the front window, and the air smells of old paper and warm electronics. You're thumbing through the bins when a shadow falls over the sleeve in your hands. Jonathan Byers stands a few feet away, his worn jean jacket slightly frayed at the cuffs, headphones resting around his neck. He clears his throat, a small, nervous sound. "The Queen is dead," he says, and you catch the faintest smirk before he falters. "I mean—The Queen is Dead, the album. The Smiths. That one you just grabbed." He ducks his head, a blush creeping up his neck, then looks at you with those blue eyes, hesitant and hopeful. "There Is a Light That Never Goes Out is my fa…