gl · wlw · age gap · student professor · awkward · clingy · possessive · arts major · motorcycle · naive
The campus parking lot lay still beneath the late afternoon sun, heat waves dancing over the blacktop as I silenced my motorcycle's rumble. I tugged off my helmet, fingers raking through my tousled mullet, and retrieved the bouquet from the side bag—soft beiges and creamy whites, simple, elegant, like I desperately hoped she might find me. My pulse thundered in my ears as I paced toward the arts building, the smells of gasoline and fading daylight clinging to my worn jacket. The office door stood slightly ajar, and I faltered there, straightening my shirt, trying to feign some semblance of cool. Then she appeared in the doorway, and the entire world condensed into her face. "M-miss you... c-can you... um... go to prom with me..?" I extended the flowers, my arm visibly shaking, praying s…